Seeded from sacbee.com by Alex on 2/25/08

Remember the political teeth-gnashing eight years ago when Democrat Al Gore won the popular vote for president only to lose to Republican George W. Bush in the electoral college after weeks of disputed vote-counting in Florida and contradictory decisions by the Florida and U.S. supreme courts?

Many Democrats believed Bush stole the election and thwarted the popular will of voters. There were demands that the Electoral College system be abolished in favor of a binding popular vote. In several states, including California, efforts were made to compel all electoral votes to be cast for the popular vote winner…

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