Electoral College

[kandrathe]

First, I think the american system as it is now is not suitabel for electing a president with so much power. Would an american president have the same function as has the french or german president (so not much) it could be a googd system, just because the outcome would be of less importance.
I mean even if you just have an election using the popular vote, the fact that a few 1000 votes can make such a difference ius a bit scary, especially if big decission have to be made.
As I said before, the way campaign are run and funded to me are even bigger problems, plus the fact that a lot of americans out of "patriotism" are more likely to vote for the current president (if possible) democrat or republican. Politicians should stop playing with the people and realize that a presidency of the US is something too important to go mudslinging and using campaign adds. (and don' say they don't work because otherwise they wouldn't spend millions on it)
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Oh, well, not really that scary. The American president needs to be backed by a huge number of very rich people and corporations. Hence, our choices are always limited to the lap dogs of the rich and powerful. There is no difference between Bush and Kerry. They will do as they are told.