[mwyounce]

Had it been in effect here four years ago, Al Gore would have been elected president.

No he wouldn't...

If the new proposal had been in effect four years ago, Gore would have won the electoral college vote 269-268. Bush would have received five votes and Gore three from Colorado.

I may be wrong, but aren't 270 votes required to elect? If the vote turned out 269-268 it would've gone to the House of Representatives, where Bush would've been chosen there (and if you think the Dems can't get over it now, imagine if the House had picked the President!)

[dufekin]

And all of that would be on the back of a faithless elector who refused to vote for Gore. This "heroic" elector hailed from the District of Columbia, Al Gore's home.

Otherwise, the election would have tipped to Gore 270-268. Talk about close.

The pre-convention electoral college race is Bush 274, Kerry 264. Split Colorado 6-3 (which I think is a little more like the real balance there than 5-4) and throw in one Kerry vote from Nebraska (I know, it's a stretch) and you've got...Bush 270, Kerry 268. How faithful are our electors?