I voted today in the red state of Texas. I had no problem taking advantage of early voting here in north Texas. It is a beautiful day, no waiting, easy to select the straight democratic ticket option, but wait, oh no. . .!
Because of the electoral college my vote for Obama won't matter. And thanks to Tom Delay and the redistricting of Texas in 2003, (
http://en.wikipedia.org/...)most of my other votes probably won't matter either.
Yeah I know, its just a matter of time before we turn the nation blue yada yada yada, but I am tired of waiting. I have never lived in a blue state I am mad as hell that my vote for president has NEVER really counted.
I read the diaries about voter fraud and I too am concerned about the problems with the voter suppression. But my vote has been suppressed for sometime now and its legal!
Its time to get rid of the electoral college or could someone at least talk me down as to why we are still using it?