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    Default Re: USA: Time to ditch electoral college?

    Quote Originally Posted by ICantSpellDawg View Post
    I'd be ok if there were 2 elections, one election for anyone who wanted it, the next for the top 2. I don't like the idea of a free for all when the most radical candidate gets elected. sure, you could get a Ralph Nader, but you could also get a Rush Limbaugh - or a Hitler, or Lenin.
    Why do you assume the most radical candidate would/could get elected.

    Is it not possible this nightmare scenario could happen under the present system.
    Last edited by gaelic cowboy; 11-12-2012 at 02:34.
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