Article: Electoral College means popular vote might not matter

Amy Hoak
University Wire
11-02-2000
(Medill News Service/Y Vote 2000) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- Remember the Electoral College?

No, it's not the party school you applied to as a backup choice when you were a senior in high school.

The Electoral College is the reason behind the newspapers' colorful maps that declare certain states "battlegrounds." It's the 18th century system behind political commentaries that argue over which states will have a critical role in deciding the next resident of the White House.

And it's also a system that leads some to believe that certain votes carry more weight that others, because the Electoral College -- and not the popular vote -- is what determines who ...

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