While voters might think they're voting for Barack Obama or John McCain on Election Day, they're not. They're voting for a member of the Electoral College — a uniquely American institution responsible for George W. Bush's win in 2000 despite his losing the popular vote to Al Gore, and the reason the campaigns have spent over $25 million on ads in Ohio and nothing in Utah.
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Vice presidential candidates Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin finally met for their one and only debate, sparring over the economic bailout, Iraq, and education.
Candidates should not let their desire to win the election interfere with their sense of right and wrong. Changing of opinions in general is not something that should necessarily be discouraged.
the.Vote looks beyond the headlines of the campaign to help explain the issues, and the process of the election. Reports include how campaigns recruit new voters and make sure they get to the polls, and what it takes to win a debate.
Candidates should not let their desire to win the election interfere with their sense of right and wrong. Changing of opinions in general is not something that should necessarily be discouraged.
