[cyncooper]

The Electoral College got a brief spate of attention in 2000, when George Bush became president even though he lost the popular vote to Al Gore by more than 500,000 votes.

I stopped reading right there as that is a flat out lie.

The fact is (sorry NY Times, but we do have brains that come fully equipped with memories) that George Bush was leading in the polls and the Al Gore camp was preparing the country for the possibility that George Bush could win the popular vote and Al Gore win the electoral college. The dems then, when they thought that possible, were busily informing us of how it all worked.

Fact: If that had happened the New York Times would never ever be calling for abandoning the electoral college.

[Former Military Chick]

All good points. I would suggest sending a letter to the editor letting them know they printed a falsehood.

But, after posting the following article I am not sure I would use my valuable time to correct a record, that may be just tossed away.

[Former Military Chick]

Oops, forgot the link. Debate suffers when letter writers cheat papers