[EM] Re: Stabilizing the electoral college (was Re: electoral college)

2004-09-16 Thread Rob Brown
Steve Eppley seppley at alumni.caltech.edu writes: Hi, James G-A replied to Rob B: Suppose instead it were winner-takes-all except when the vote is really close: I've exaggerated because of the limitations of the text font. When I say really close I'm thinking about within 1%,

Re: [EM] Re: Stabilizing the electoral college (was Re: electoral college)

2004-09-16 Thread Steve Eppley
Hi, Rob B asked: Steve Eppley writes: Suppose instead it were winner-takes-all except when the vote is really close: -snip- I've exaggerated because of the limitations of the text font. When I say really close I'm thinking about within 1%, or maybe 1/2%. This would make recounts

[EM] Re: Stabilizing the electoral college (was Re: electoral college)

2004-09-16 Thread Rob Brown
Steve Eppley seppley at alumni.caltech.edu writes: Rob B asked: Steve Eppley writes: But recounts could still be important, you've just moved the linewhat if it was a difference 0.4% and the election hung on whether it was possibly really 0.5%? I'm afraid I don't yet

Re: [EM] Re: Stabilizing the electoral college (was Re: electoral college)

2004-09-16 Thread Steve Eppley
Rob B wrote: Steve Eppley seppley at alumni.caltech.edu writes: Rob B asked: Steve Eppley writes: But recounts could still be important, you've just moved the linewhat if it was a difference 0.4% and the election hung on whether it was possibly really 0.5%? I'm afraid I don't