I mean, how many of us want to wait until Palm Beach County recounts their votes to see who will be succeeding Bill Clinton in the White House?

Who is to blame? Most people say it's the fault of the media-others, the Electoral College.

It's been 52 years since a triumphant Harry Truman held up a Chicago newspaper with the banner headline reading "Dewey defeats Truman."

And it's been 40 years since John F. Kennedy squeaked out a presidential election victory over then vice-president Richard Nixon.

History has a habit of repeating itself, as we all found out last Tuesday night.

U.S. television networks are still wiping the egg off their faces, after flip-flopping at least twice in declaring a winner in the incredibly tight (and fas

First the networks declared Gore the winner in the critical state of Florida, and then Bush, only to finally declare in the wee hours of Wednesday morning it was all "too close to declare anyone a winner". It didn't help matters that even Gore himself conceded defeat with a congratulatory telephone call to Bush. He later called back to retract the concession.

This is a fresh issue for Americans in 2000 but an old issue in the long history of the republic. Three times in the past, presidents have won the vote in the Electoral College system but failed to prevail in the popular vote tally.

It's not at all surprising that there would be a public outcry against the Electoral College system, which ultimately determines the winner of U.S. presidential elections.

cinating) election night tussle between George W

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