Face off: Governor vs President

[SamuraiBigEd]

...then you have the bottom feeders (my model will be simplified as it's to the point) attorneys/politicians/lobbyists...

FIFY

(or vote in a bumpkin that had no business going to Yale)

What about voting in someone with less political experience than a high school class president?

 

[saptech]

Its not a matter of who wins. It is how it is. The electoral college has voted the president in to office since it was established. I think its not right and isn't needed. It goes against the very meaning of the declaration of a government for the people by the people. Just look at Dewey vs Truman. Dewey got the popular vote and Truman got the electoral college vote. There is even a picture of Truman holding up a newspaper that said Dewey defeats truman. Proof of the people don't elect the president

Then who and how does the electoral votes get decided? Why are We The People casting votes at all? My understanding is if the majority of votes win the party, (Dems/Repubs), for that state, then the winner get that states electoral vote.

Presidential electors are selected on a state-by-state basis, as determined by the laws of each state. Generally (with Maine and Nebraska being the exceptions), each state appoints its electors on a winner-take-all basis, based on the statewide popular vote on Election Day

 

[TxGoat]

What about voting in someone with less political experience than a high school class president?

Sounds like you're asking if a candidate with less exposure to corruption would be fine, in which case I don't think you're referring to GWB.....

 

[SamuraiBigEd]

Sounds like you're asking if a candidate with less exposure to corruption would be fine, in which case I don't think you're referring to GWB.....

I was referring to Obama's almost complete lack of political experience. And he definitely doesn't have a lack of exposure to corruption.

 

[TxGoat]

I was referring to Obama's almost complete lack of political experience. And he definitely doesn't have a lack of exposure to corruption.

If he had the political experience then you'd probably say that he was a "career politician". I've seen what career politicians are capable of (see Newt) thus I don't think that's a good thing. Granted, Obama's lack of experience had him believe that he could work with the GOP.