OT-Could Someone Explain The Election Results To Me

[shelby]

I was still in line waiting to vote, when they called my state's EC votes... I don't think that should of happened!

[Sunchimes]

I may have been educated long, long ago, but I was sure I didn't dream this. Obviously my memory simplified it, but I think it was a contributing factor.

"Other delegates opposed direct election because they believed that there would be as many as five presidential candidates from the different regions of the country who would split the vote. As a result, they reasoned that the winning candidate would only have the support of a small minority of the total electorate and little national appeal. George Mason of Virginia noted that the extent of the Country renders it impossible that the people can have the requisite capacity to judge of the respective pretensions of the Candidates. Still other delegates opposed direct election because they feared that candidates from the heavily populated states would win most of the time."

http://www.angelfire.com/folk/directelect/page2.html

http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/electcollege_history.php

[crazydaycarelady]

I voted last night after questioning if it really makes a difference anyway. We are a state with very few EC votes so we are largely ingnored by the candidates. We had long lines of people still waiting to vote when they called the race. I think that is soooo disrespectful. Basically it confirms that YOUR VOTE DOES NOT COUNT!

[Live and Learn]

I agree that the news stations should not project a winner until everyone in line is done voting. Fox news irritates me the most. I can't even watch them.

....But you do realize that even if they project a winner on election night the election officials still count every vote and would correct the projected winner if need be and allocate the electoral delegates properly. Your vote still counts. It just might be that your vote is consistently in the minority way of thinking so it feels like it doesn't count.

happyfaceI'm so glad the election is done. No more ads and robo calls.happyface

[Country Kids]

I'm not sure if this is true but I heard Florida still isn't done with the counts? They also seem to always be last with it!

Also, is it true that CA. has 55 electorial votes?

[Willow]

Also, is it true that CA. has 55 electorial votes?

This year, yes.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/2012-Electoral-Votes-By-State.htm

[itlw8]

I'm not sure if this is true but I heard Florida still isn't done with the counts? They also seem to always be last with it!

Also, is it true that CA. has 55 electorial votes?

Yes I just looked it up.... Missouri lost one this year we went from 11 to 10. it is based on population.

[spud912]

This year, yes.


http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepol...s-By-State.htm

Thank you so much for that link! I was trying to tell my dh last night that they should re-evaluate state populations and change the electoral numbers annually using mathematical calculations based on population changes. This just confirms that they do in fact do this, which makes me glad.