One vote is such BS.

With all the different candidates, why the heck do we get only one vote?

This makes it so there are few supporters for the candidates that could actually make our country prosper (Ron Paul), and the people that vote for them only take votes from the front runner that shares a lot of the same views. If they didn't purposely set it up like this, then they sure are taking advantage of it. Which is why it need to be changed.

You should get a primary vote and a secondary vote. That way I could vote for Ron Paul and then cast my secondary vote for Obama. That way I can make sure that my vote for Ron Paul doesn't just lose a vote for Obama to McCain. Cause Obviously Ron Paul isn't going to win, but I DEFINITELY DO NOT want McCain winning just because I supported someone that should actually be president instead of the two people they parade around as if they are the only two candidates.

if we had proportional representation, there would be more greens and libertarians and even marijuana party candidates in our governments...we had a referendum on proportional representation in british columbia a few years ago...if i recall correctly, almost 60% of people supported the switch, but it fell short of the required 65% to make the change official

Proportional representation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I would just be happy to have my vote counted at all. Don't care how they do it, I just want the right to be able to vote for my president.

I've proposed negative votes before also

if you don't like any, you can make sure one doesn't get into office

Anybody get the chance to watch the documentary "Hacking Democracy" You should see it.
Hacking Democracy (2006)
It goes through all the cheating that when on in some of our more famous elections. Its an eye opener.

What you are describing is called Instant Runoff Election, or Preferential voting.

The way it works, is you rank your choices in order, 1st, 2nd,3rd,... That way you vote first for the candidate whose views you most support, second for your alternative preference, and etc.

If your first vote were, for instance, for a third party that winds up with a small percentage of total votes in your state then that vote is skipped and your second choice is counted instead and etc. etc. down the line.

Here's a Wikipedia link on preferential voting:

Preferential voting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Instituting a ranked vote system in our elections would make an enormous difference in our democratic process: it would make third parties viable by creating a complete meritocracy of ideas, and it would force the main parties to discuss and debate third party ideas.

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I would just be happy to have my vote counted at all. Don't care how they do it, I just want the right to be able to vote for my president.

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This day in age with electronics cant we do away with the whole electoral college thing and just go on popular vote?

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This day in age with electronics cant we do away with the whole electoral college thing and just go on popular vote?

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NO

that will be a democracy
we are a republic

we gotta change it from there

more info
Republicanism in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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NO

that will be a democracy
we are a republic

we gotta change it from there

more info
Republicanism in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Whoa! I would rep you for that but I can't.
Above and beyond informative sir!
While our government is far from perfect, it's the best in the world in my honest humble opinion. I don't see how it could be changed without fundamentally dismantling everything that is the foundation of our Nation. Literally.
There is a reason that it is important to vote, and it's because those people in the electoral college that really vote for president, guess who they are!
Anything is possible, and it could change somehow someday, but I don't think that it is likely to happen in my lifetime, nor would I want it to.:jointsmile:

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Whoa! I would rep you for that but I can't.
Above and beyond informative sir!
While our government is far from perfect, it's the best in the world in my honest humble opinion. I don't see how it could be changed without fundamentally dismantling everything that is the foundation of our Nation. Literally.
There is a reason that it is important to vote, and it's because those people in the electoral college that really vote for president, guess who they are!
Anything is possible, and it could change somehow someday, but I don't think that it is likely to happen in my lifetime, nor would I want it to.:jointsmile:

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ty:)

Electoral college by itself aint that bad of a thing. What really is bad about it is that the people in there who cast their vote are NOT "obligated" nor "required" to follow their's state's popular vote outcome.

example: State X can pick candidate A after all votes have been counted and if the their delegate wishes, they can vote candidate B without having to conform to their constituents vote. This is exactly what my government course professor said, although I personally know of no such occurrence in the past and have no confirmed it independently, but since this guy was a political science guru, i wouldnt think he is wrong

EDIT: wait, i found it
Electoral College (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

despite all the hate and criticism, u gotta love this wikipedia, does a fairly good job and speeds things up:thumbsup::D