Ever wonder why California doen't get its fair share of Federal Tax dollars? Why we don't get real help with the cost of illegal aliens? Why we get hammered every time there is a Federal money cut??? Why so many of our military bases got closed compared to others -- even at the cost of leaving the west coast wide open to attack?
I assume Oregon and Washington do too -- and that should be a hint.
Because only under an extremely rare situation would we ever make any difference in a Presidential election. By the time we vote - its over.
The year Bill Clinton first got elected, I was driving East on Hwy 80 about Dixon, Ca. at about 2 PM when KFBK radio announced Bill Clinton had won the election. Imagine that? For the first, and only time in my life to date, I was so angry that I actually had to pull over and park for a few minutes in the side of the highway until I cooled off a bit...
Ever since, I have paid attention - and we don't count out here. Oh sure, they count our votes -- but the other states close their poles earlier, and by the time our votes get counted -- its over. Could that be fixed - absolutely. Would it be difficult or expensive, not at all. Just make the polls open and close at the same real time coast to coast -- really, its that simple.
I wonder why nobody does that??
Pete
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California counts quite a bit. If I'm not mistaken, California has a high number of Electoral votes. We all know it doesn't matter who the majority of the people vote for. Just ask President Gore.
Technically you are correct, but in actuality - the way the time line works with pole closings - the election is almost always decided before the West Coast counts their votes. Watch next national election and see.
You seem to be upset about the Electoral College system, but that should have helped Gore, since the high tally states usually vote democrat -- and he lost anyway...
He probably is doing more good by educating us about Global Warming anyway -- if you ignore his persnal use of energy -- he is really helping the planet. I like him better doing what he is doing even than as Vice President...
Did I just say something nice about a Democrat??
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