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West Virginian Mayor Might Defy Popular Vote
gleam writes "A maverick Republican mayor in West Virginia is reportedly considering not casting his vote in the Electoral College for Bush, even if Bush wins the popular vote there. South Charleston Mayor Richie Robb says, 'I know that among some in my own party, what I'm discussing would be considered treasonous, but I'm not going to cheerlead us down the primrose path when I know we're being led in the wrong direction.' It wouldn't be the first time a West Virginian Elector defied the popular vote: In 1988 an Elector cast her vote for Michael Dukakis's running mate, Lloyd Bentsen, even though Dukakis won the state's popular vote."
Thats really offensive. It reminds me of when I look at the RNC on tv and 95% of the people are white with a net worth of over $1,000,000. Seems like this racist attitude is a step back from lincoln's republican party.
The facts don't have a goddamned thing to do with Bush, you dumbass. They have to do with an electoral voter spouting his mouth off. Pull your head out of your ass.
'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.
If the guy had chosen not to vote for Kerry, would this story have appeared on Slashdot? I think the whole "Politics" section is strange as a Slashdot section.
The third party would sent their voter to cast their ballot for that State's college, they might even swing a deal to pick a candidate or just toss it away on their own 3rd runner. Hmm... I never realized that a 3rd party might hold this much influence until now.