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Article: PASS OR FAIL?(analysis of the Electoral College and voting system)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
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- December 8, 2000
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Disputed Election Brings Calls To Dump The Electoral College
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--What a spectacle!
It's been full of drama, charges and countercharges, accusations, and appeals to patriotism--producing countless hours of TV coverage.
No, it's not pro wrestling. We're talking about the most solemn and sacred political act in our democracy--the election of a president. This year's election involved uncertainty and razor-thin vote margins that kept on changing and being challenged. By November 17, it was still uncertain who had won the election, because of recounts and outstanding absentee ballots, chiefly in Florida. It did appear, however, that ...