Specific Purpose: To persuade individuals that the Electoral College is not at fault for the

I. Attention Getter- magazine covers (11/20 Newsweek and New Republic

II. Thesis Statement- I am here to tell you that the Electoral College is not to blame for the current state of the 2000 presidential election, but instead a combination of factors.

III. Statement of Significance- Wallace Sayre, "The Electoral College method of electing a President of the United States is archaic, undemocratic, complex, ambiguous, indirect, and dangerous."

a. Replaying Election Night and Beyond

b. Explaining and Defending the Electoral College

1. WRONG, focus will be only on cities, Indiana's focus stays the same

http://www.usatoday.com/news/vote2000/electfront.htm.

III. What Did It...Media, Exit Polls, and Voting Laws

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Approximate Word count = 533
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)