Monthly Archives: August 2008

It's official

Sen. Obama has been nominated by acclamation for president, on Sen. Clinton’s motion:

It was quite moving to have Clinton and Continue Reading →

By DaveMN August 27, 2008 – 8:02 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

New Constitution page added

Just added: A new page featuring the passages from the Constitution mentioning presidential electors. (Interestingly, the term “Electoral College” never Continue Reading →

By DaveMN August 26, 2008 – 12:37 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Did somebody say VP?

The run up to today’s Obama-Biden textnouncement has spurred some discussion about the vice presidency. History blogger SerGee3 at Don’t Continue Reading →

By DaveMN August 23, 2008 – 2:58 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (2)

The Electoral College… Why?

What were they thinking when they created the Electoral College?
In the excellent Taming the Electoral College, Robert W. Bennett comments Continue Reading →

By DaveMN August 21, 2008 – 2:52 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Video: Electing a U.S. President in Plain English

Here’s a nice visual explanation, by Common Craft, of how we elect the president:

In case you’re wondering about the glancing Continue Reading →

By DaveMN August 17, 2008 – 2:23 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Electoral College 101

The Electoral College is a body of 538 Americans elected by the voters on a state-by-state basis to cast the Continue Reading →

By DaveMN August 15, 2008 – 1:19 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments (2)

Hello, world

“Who am I? Why am I here?”
—Admiral James Stockdale
My name is Dave Lee. I’m a longtime Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor activist and Continue Reading →

By DaveMN August 12, 2008 – 11:15 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments (3)