The US Presdential Election.

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I was contemplating the 2000 Presidential elections the other day, and I asked myself how the one candidate lost by receiving over 500,000 more votes (539,947 to be precise) than the nearest competitor (Bush 50,456,169 votes; Gore 50,996,116 votes). I have always had the notion that the person who receives the most votes wins. Right? I guess not. So, with that aside, I was contemplating what I can do as a US citizen to change this 'system' and make it …

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…the President of the United States from the electoral college to be "elected by the people". With the speed of e-mails, I think it would only take you a few minutes of your time to follow through on this. If you agree with me on this simple concept, please inform your friends by passing this information along to them. If you do not agree with me on this, I'm sorry that I've wasted your time.