[krb]

If McCain wins the election while losing the popular vote then we can say good-bye to the electoral college.

[xjcsa]

If McCain wins the election while losing the popular vote then we can say good-bye to the electoral college.

I don't know...Constitutional amendments aren't easy.

[Ancient Drive]

If anything, it will make the case for the Electoral College. If McCain wins, the country dodges a big one. Populism is a disease. There have to be checks and balances.

[Vindibudd]

Haha, do you realize what it takes to get a constitutional amendment? Good luck with that.

[Dilbert San Diego]

If this happens the pressures will build to get rid of the electoral college. With a solid Democrat congress, they might just get enough moderate Republicans to get a 2/3 vote in each house of Congress for a constitutional amendment. It seems doubtful that 3/4ths of all the states would ratify such an amendment, but I hope not to find out.

[mlocher]

If McCain wins the election while losing the popular vote then we can say good-bye to the electoral college.

I know that liberals will push this. But I think it requires a constitutional amendment, and I do not think the red states will buy it.

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

"If McCain wins the election while losing the popular vote then we can say good-bye to the electoral college."

I have to agree with that assessment.

Obama is already claiming he's smarter than all the founders put together, so he will almost certainly lead an assault on this protection from populist/mob rule in his continued drive for tyranny.

[Stentor]

If McCain wins the election while losing the popular vote then we can say good-bye to the electoral college.

Too many hurdles have to be jumped to amend the Constitution.

[Verginius Rufus]

The ‘Rats were upset in 2000 because Gore had a plurality in the popular vote of half a million and still came up short in the electoral college. The moonbats who claim that Bush won in 2004 by stealing Ohio are not bothered by the fact that he had a 3-million vote margin in the popular vote over Kerry (and an actual majority of all popular votes cast, unlike Gore).

[olrtex]

I doubt it. You cannot eliminate the Electoral College without an amendment to the Constitution. Legislatures in three fourths of the states must approve any amendment. Why would the smaller states give up their advantage in the Electoral College?

[FreeRadical]

No, not say goodbye to EC, just say hello to larger volume of action against it.

IMO, the Electoral College is a good case in the point that the Founders were pretty damned bright. I enjoy defending the EC and I think it is a great doorway to exposing much brilliance from our Founders.

The more people that know we are NOT a democracy the better. So, bring on the debate. This is an ideological debate that we can win and that we can use as leverage for growth in respect for the Founders.

Just my two cents. Mileage always varies.