tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263344203998045622.post7772140426512471481..comments2024-03-28T01:06:58.927-06:00Comments on mid coast views: Toddlers' world changes with Obama's winMichael Rosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350109037494237071noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263344203998045622.post-41251261392438925632008-11-10T12:45:00.000-06:002008-11-10T12:45:00.000-06:00It's funny how in a democracy a small margin in an...It's funny how in a democracy a small margin in an election can change history. Virginia only chose to secede before the Civil War by a quite small margin. George Bush was elected in 2000 by a very small margin of the vote (a negative margin, in this case). <BR/><BR/>When I was in grade school, my teacher taught us how Harrison, or whoever, was once elected when his opponent had more votes. This will happen again, she said, and only then will there be the initiative to reform the electoral college. I find it irritating that now that it's happened again, in 2000, there's still been no reform.Michael Bermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763168464288067378noreply@blogger.com