[Chronon]

Originally posted by Loser:
I also admire the popular election of your president. I never much cared for the Electoral College in the U.S, since we assume the popular choice will be elected, indeed many states specify how their College member vote based on the popular vote and the number of such members is determined by population... so why is it not a popular vote? Not a big deal, but really...

I agree. And I think it is a big deal, because our Last presidential election would have turned out differently (and probably the Last three years of world politics, too) if our electoral system were like Brazil's.