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Chris -- 2018-04-11
This is quite common, although the ghits are hard to count since a search brings up a lot of schools where you can learn to be an electrician. It may just be a malapropism, unless there’s some connection in people’s minds with the newer technologies of voting, i.e., electronic voting machines.
Bush wins Florida, but loses Ohio, Michigan, Jersey, Pennsylvania AND the coveted 4 electrical college votes from Hawaii.
sixmeatbuffet.com/archives/2004/11/02/caving-into-peer-pressure/
why not do away with the electrical college completely? it would do away with anomolies of a president being elected while losing the popular vote.
readerrant.capitolhillblue.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=31399&page=5&fpart=2
I’m sure he will win the popular vote but he might have problems with the Electrical College.
www.lawbuzz.ca/index.php?showtopic=4280
This time, Bush will win the electrical college easily.
www.cafepharma.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-6413.html
Why is the felon community voting Democrat? You tell me. .... If they can split the electrical votes—the electrical college votes, give half to each one, ...
transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/01/se.00.html
So the Democrats always win California, and even if they win by one vote, Clinton/Obama/whoever gets 48 votes in the electrical college.
forums.kingdomofloathing.com:8080/vb/archive/index.php/t-141433.html
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Well… the atmosphere in this election is certainly highly charged…
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