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A big question heading into this cycle was whether Democrats' best path to winning back the White House ran through the Sunbelt or the Great Lakes (i.e. Rust Belt). While we won't know for certain which pathway was best for them until the votes are actually counted, the current data shows a pretty clear divide. If former Vice President Joe Biden is to win this election, his best chance probably runs through the Great Lakes... Hillary Clinton won contests containing 232 electoral votes. Were Biden to hold the Clinton states (and polls indicate that he probably will), he needs to...

*SNIP* California has 55 electoral votes. A Democrat can't win the White House without winning California. "Obama to California: Drop Dead," is not the kind of Sacramento Bee headline that the president or his party can afford.

A number of articles regarding the electoral college have been posted recently with the strong possibilty of more to come in the near future. With that thought in mind... From "to be chosen by the National Legislature for the term of years" to Article. II, Section. 1 of the final product. Resolutions proposed by Mr Randolph in Convention. May 29. 1787 7. Resd. that a National Executive be instituted; to be chosen by the National Legislature for the term of years, to receive punctually at stated times, a fixed compensation for the services rendered, in which no increase or diminution...

Does anyone else feel that the current debates and political process are a farce and in the end no matter who wins, we all lose. Is this really what the founding fathers intended? Read the editorial comment posted on electionguide.us and see whether you agree.