it would seem bob barr would be obliged to campaign for his candidate or stay out of the state in reards to the matter....

she may have inherited her fathers eyesnose and chin, but thank god she didnt get his rightwing nut case brain! Yeah Brad and Angelina! Maybe they could bring the kids and let the DNC auction off phootos of the event, that way the party raises millions and it doesnt violate the campaign donation limits:)

Can we get a Libertarian Sen candidate on the ballot in GA?:)

Chad, and co. I think the point is that when you live in a hard rock one party state, you have a special opportunity to help change the map, not overnight, but over a period of years, through volunteering with your local party, possibly running as a local candidate for office as a member of the minority party. At the local level people dont vote party, yet if you run for town council as a dem, then get elected, and build popular support, then move up to state legislature and so on, if enough folks do that, you move the state, and maybe move your party as well toward being more responsive to the needs of your state so that (let's just say) a bunch of white mormons can feel more comfortable voting democratic. it is how the process works, then, when you get the state to a marginally tossup condition, you get the once in a lifetime candidate like Obama that shakes things up and pushes your state over the top into your party's column. ok, maybe a black candidate isnt the once in a lifetime guy for utah, but you know what i mean, maybe we will get a blonde haired blue eyed mormon progressive democrat someday:)

hey, we have to break up long comments now? ok, here is the rest:
I am much more concerned aboutt his downward trend for Obama, the Edwards slop over, and if the Clintons are going to try to act like Samson at the convention, are they really gonna put her name in? can Obama, who admittedly has a nice fat lead in EV at the moment, reignite the electorate post labor day and kick the old man down the road? and who are these 9% or so undecided? are they racists who hate to admit they are so dumb they are gonna vote for mccain instead of a black man? are they hillaryt supporters who honestly cant decide if their rage is going to lead them to vote for an anti feminists? can people really still not know who they are voting for?
these are the burning questions! matt, do you have all the answers? :)

oh my god, this is the screwiest system i have ever tried to log in to, hi all uplandpoet here again, as to the pop vote, there are problems with the current system and there would be problems with a new system, but arguing to effectively diminish the votes of some parts of america is veery undemocratic, no matter the reason! the EC does serve a useful function, but it could be improved to approach a more pop vote representastion without giving up the functionit serves of representing both the people and the states, but whatever the argument for either system, changing it in the middle of the race would be insane and isnt going to happen.