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[RainDog]

76. since I've repeatedly said the post was in frustration b/c of the S.C. deal with Gringrich

I would assume that people might not take it personally and look at the group in the south that is the source of my frustration.

And, again, since I was born and raised in the south, it's not like I don't know there are southern progressives.

I focused on the south b/c so many people are angry b/c I mentioned the voting patterns of the south.

See, I really think a big problem is the electoral college - that's what someone got so mad at me about when I said "honest majority."

I hate that people don't get to vote for the prez by popular vote b/c it's not fair, imo, to force people who live in one state or another to lose their vote b/c of their neighbor.

I think that, if we had direct popular vote for president, we'd have more voter turnout too. A lot of folks wonder why they should bother to vote if their vote won't even count - so you'd get more turnout for local/state pols by having a popular vote.