Re: RAT electoral college

[Cara <cgr9456@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>]

I agree with the theory on this one.  Being, I think, the one of two people
on this list in Florida, I feel my vote for Gore is crucial because I live
in a so-called "toss-up state."  Plus I have to fight the "my brother is
governor" syndrome.

I debated voting for Nader for the future of a third party and all that.
But Florida is a pretty important state for the two big guys, so...as mr.
schedlinski said already, I think it's worth settling if you are in one of
the "toss-ups" or in a republican-favoring state.

Cara

>One thing I think is important to keep in mind in this
>whole debate is the way the electoral college works.
>Many states are not true contests this year. In
>California Gore has a two-digit lead and neither
>candidate is campaiging here (has anyone in CA seen a
>single campaign ad for Bush or Gore? Compare to how
>many you've seen for Prop 38 and Prop 39). The same is
>true, I believe, in New York, and in Texas Bush has a
>commanding lead. It doesn't matter if a candidtate
>wins a state by 5% or 20%, he will get all the
>electoral votes.
>So my vote for Gore in California is not nearly as
>important as a vote for Gore in say, Florida,
>Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin. I'm sympathetic to the
>argument that a vote for Nader helps Bush in the
>abstract, but I don't buy it for my state. Since my
>vote has already been depleted of value in California,
>I feel that a vote for Nader makes even more sense --
>I have the advantage of being able to show my distaste
>for the two-party system and not make it any more
>likely that Bush will win the White House. I think
>most of the people on this list are in CA or NY, and I
>think it's important that we make our vote mean as
>much in the context the electoral college allows. For
>my state, that means voting for Nader.
>
>And as was pointed out on the list earlier Jim, it is
>PROCTER, not PROCTOR. While the previous poster was a
>little virulent in her critique, it is important to
>get details like this right so that we don't cede any
>ground to the opposition.
>
>rm schedlinski
>
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>--- WestLAMan@aol.com wrote:
>> bravo, rob nash - I could not agree more -
>>
>> PS to the list - please support the (many) strikes
>> and labor struggles taking
>> place, particularly in Los Angeles, where we are
>> struggling against the
>> bad-faith labor practices of, not only, big
>> corporations like Proctor and
>> Gamble (change your toothpaste and phone company),
>> but also the county and
>> city governments bent on breaking the backs of
>> unions and the many PITIFULLY
>> paid service providers to the most marginalized
>> populations - kids, the
>> elderly, clients of the court systems....keep your
>> labor awareness keen and
>> alert and please don't cross picket lines - you
>> could be the next to have
>> your right to earn jeopardized....
>>
>> jim martin - LA/Bottom's Dream
>
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