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Re: OT: electoral college (was: Friday Humor)
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Joseph Rosenblatt <[log in to unmask]>
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Joseph Rosenblatt <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 6 Nov 2000 08:30:59 -0500
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Glenn asks:

> I could use a (brief!) refresher on how this whole process works. I mean,
if who gets into office is decided by the the votes of
>  the electoral college, then why should I bother?

IIRC only once did the winner of the popular vote lose the electoral college
vote. That was when Benjamin Harrison beat Cleveland in 1888.
Joseph

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