The polls in my state of Indiana closed eighteen minutes ago. Very locally have I heard of one-hour waits and longer, though my own experience lasted no more than five minutes when I voted mid-afternoon. Radio reports indicate that some polling locations had recently changed adding to confusion and discouragement for those whose lives are …
Election Night – Will the Electoral College be Challenged? Read More »
Today it’s harder than ever for third party candidates to get on the ballot – and to get noticed. Green party candidate Jill Stein was recently arrested for a sit-down protest. Stein was making a public statement about being denied a place in the debates. Libertarian Gary Johnson held his own “debate” by commenting on …
President Fisk? Third Party Candidates and the Electoral College Read More »
Our nation’s Electoral College is deserving of a better label than archaic. We Americans seldom acknowledge the fact that votes cast by electors, not those of the popular will, decide the winner of presidential and vice-presidential races. This is understandable since in more than 90 percent of the time, the two outcomes are indistinguishable from …
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