William Galston, New Republic
2012 is shaping up as an election in which the winner may earn victory not by virtue of winning the most votes, but on account of the Electoral College. If one candidate enjoys a popular vote edge of 2 percentage points or more, there's virtually no chance that the other candidate will achieve a majority of the electoral votes. But given how close the election seems this year"”average the six national surveys conducted since mid-August, and you get 46.5 percent for Obama and 45.5 percent for Romney"”the final results may not be so clean cut.If the...
2012 is shaping up as an election in which the winner may earn victory not by virtue of winning the most votes, but on account of the Electoral College. If one candidate enjoys a popular vote edge of 2 percentage points or more, there's virtually no chance that the other candidate will achieve a majority of the electoral votes. But given how close the election seems this year"”average the six national surveys conducted since mid-August, and you get 46.5 percent for Obama and 45.5 percent for Romney"”the final results may not be so clean cut.If the...
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