HI Matt,   
      
   On Sat 2012-Sep-29 00:48, Matt Munson (1:218/109) wrote to FRANK SCHEIDT:   
      
   MM> If we did not have the electoral college I would vote for Romney,   
   MM> but my vote in California does not make a diffrence. Id rather give   
   MM> Gary Johnson 5% so he can get seed money for 2016.   
      
   The electoral college served a purpose in the founding days, but it's archaic   
   and outmoded.  The constitution should be   
   amended to abolish it imho.   
      
   If it were the John McCain of 2000 who was running I'd   
   probably say the same, the McCain of 2000 would have   
   received my vote had he been the party's nominee.  The   
   McCain of 2008 however, especially paired with sarah Palin   
   wouldn't get my vote for anything.   
      
   MEanwhile, Obama is at least a pragmatic individual.  I'd   
   just as soon see the government gridlock continue as take   
   the brakes off and take the ride down the slippery slope.  A lot of the debt   
   crisis is smoke and mirrors anyway, we're   
   not the only ones.  I'll never vote to abolish personal   
   freedom for anybody not part of the plutocracy.  That's the   
   danger we face with ROmney and so many congressors duped by   
   the tea party.   
      
   I find myself so disgusted with both of the major parties that it's a matter   
   of hold my nose adn vote for either one.   
      
   When the bankers who engineered the crash of '08 are under   
   criminal indictment for their scams maybe I'll change my   
   mind a bit, but until then I'd just as soon the whole damned thing be   
   deadlocked.   
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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