well, deri, you are right about that. it is very hard
here for a third party to get any traction. any vote
here can end up biting you later too.

--- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Can someone tell me what are the advantages of the
> Electoral College system
> over more democratic systems.
>
> UK is in the same boat as the USA here - not unknown
> for the "result" to not
> match the popular vote. Other European countries
> seem to have adopted systems
> which produce a parliament which more closely
> matches the popular vote.
>
> I do find it funny that the UK touts its
> "democracy", but in fact the system
> is designed to perpetuate 2 party politics, which
> can't possibly accurately
> reflect the broad range of opinions in society.
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
>





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