> >There have been remarks in the past as well but by people who do not
> understand
> >the full meaning of the system.
> 
> The last time I remember it having any vigor was after the 2000 
election.
> The sore losers were from the same side as this time, and were so 
equally
> confident that they could win without trying that they were also 
beside
> themselves with disbelief when they lost.
> 
> The difference between last time and this time was that last time was
> followed fairly shortly by 9/11.  The country forgot the election and 
pulled
> back together.  This time, they've just kept on in disbelief and 
trying to
> come up with ways to fix something that is not broken.
> 
> Basically, if they "fix the system," they know that they can pretty 
much
> fix every Presidential election from here on out so that they never 
lose.

If they abolish the electoral college, then the election will be 
decided by Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle, San 
Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver and, maybe, Dallas.  All except maybe 
Dallas are bastions of Corruptocrats.  Nobody else need bother to vote.