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An Argument For Direct Elections

Get rid of the electoral vote.

I Was Going To Say 330

November 4: Barack Obama elected President (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

For real.

When I said over 300 I really wanted to say 330. But I ended up saying over 300.

332 it is.

Phew.

I Told You So: 303 And Counting
Obama Will Cross 300 Electoral Votes

The 330 figure was based on this assertion: Romney Can Have North Carolina. I was not buying that this was a close election.

Barack Obama has won the American presidential election, gaining an expected 332 electoral-college votes to Mitt Romney’s 206, and taking about 50% of the popular vote to the Republican’s 48%.

Almost two million more votes is not close. Not in my book.

Looks like Barack Obama lost Indiana and North Carolina. Damn you, Mr. President!

What Swing States?

Official photographic portrait of US President Barack Obama (born 4 August 1961; assumed office 20 January 2009) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Looks like Barack swept them all, almost all.

All that talk about it all boiling down to Ohio: Barack Obama won before Ohio revealed its colors.

Looks like Florida is still counting -- it is secretly hoping to again become the center of attention like in 2000. Sorry, Florida, the results are out, sorry to put it bluntly, but you don't matter, bring the results in. Hurry.

I think Florida will show up blue.

I am looking at the map, and I see only North Carolina going the other way. But then that was not a swing state in my book.

Look what I said: Romney Can Have North Carolina but I am taking every other so called swing state on behalf of Barack Obama. That is what happened.