tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post2906969765632747169..comments2024-03-23T03:33:32.680-07:00Comments on Shoot the Breeze: POTUS Election - Electoral CollegeSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-41040050626360945562016-11-28T08:37:21.430-08:002016-11-28T08:37:21.430-08:00Thanks Sindhu. It is tricky and confusing.Thanks Sindhu. It is tricky and confusing.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-60357498169830903362016-11-28T08:36:25.469-08:002016-11-28T08:36:25.469-08:00Thanks Asha. I am glad you liked this post.Thanks Asha. I am glad you liked this post.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-65247093753993855202016-11-28T08:35:07.403-08:002016-11-28T08:35:07.403-08:00Thanks Karunesh. HaHaHa. One of these days.Thanks Karunesh. HaHaHa. One of these days.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-46964736728997466882016-11-28T00:48:12.459-08:002016-11-28T00:48:12.459-08:00You have to explain your life history.
One can le...You have to explain your life history.<br /><br />One can learn to play the options market elsewhere. And even if you could explain Quantum Physics, I doubt I could understand it.<br /><br />Also, you have to do it within 2016.<br /><br />No pressure, but <i>within 2016 </i>:PKKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-50937258164938329992016-11-27T08:11:12.629-08:002016-11-27T08:11:12.629-08:00Hmmm... it is tricky. Thanks SG for making us unde...Hmmm... it is tricky. Thanks SG for making us understand the concept :-)<br />TC, keep smiling :-)Sindhu Devi Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13837319989457099569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-91152634869347292832016-11-25T01:56:43.809-08:002016-11-25T01:56:43.809-08:00Never knew so much information about US elections....Never knew so much information about US elections....Thank you SG!Ashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853943313848326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-59538615512048261112016-11-24T00:17:46.554-08:002016-11-24T00:17:46.554-08:00Thanks for your comments Sarala. You and Rajesh s...Thanks for your comments Sarala. You and Rajesh said it perfectly what I was struggling to say. It is not the number of votes. It is the number of MPs.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-83154596954919071532016-11-23T23:40:24.735-08:002016-11-23T23:40:24.735-08:00O!That is it.I had bitten the corners of the votin...O!That is it.I had bitten the corners of the voting system there.Now only I got centre part.You have elaborated in detail,SG.Thank you.Somewhat like India where the number of popular votes are not counted.The number of M.P's elected are taken into account to declare a party's majority. rudraprayagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775039913655864157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-15163120160565227472016-11-23T10:16:20.656-08:002016-11-23T10:16:20.656-08:00Thanks for your comments Shilpa. I am glad you li...Thanks for your comments Shilpa. I am glad you liked this post.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-44392048852189645412016-11-23T09:53:42.155-08:002016-11-23T09:53:42.155-08:00This is an insightful post about the US presidenti...This is an insightful post about the US presidential elections. Now I understand, how they lost and won! Thanks for enlightening us, SG :)Shilpa Garghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016927627801620377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-39169391974250300652016-11-22T18:19:42.774-08:002016-11-22T18:19:42.774-08:00Thanks for your comments Dee. I will quote the fa...Thanks for your comments Dee. I will quote the famous words by Jackie Gleason. "One of these days".SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-20774906672589341672016-11-22T17:47:11.488-08:002016-11-22T17:47:11.488-08:00Your Life HistoryYour Life HistoryDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09382026076805025777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-13841365142180941972016-11-22T14:24:41.294-08:002016-11-22T14:24:41.294-08:00Thanks for your comments Alok. I don't think t...Thanks for your comments Alok. I don't think there will be a cross voting. In the unlikely event of Trump losing, there will be riots in the streets of USA. But it will not happen.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-86561897284735068272016-11-22T11:42:14.247-08:002016-11-22T11:42:14.247-08:00I am keeping my fingers crossed for Dec 19 when el...I am keeping my fingers crossed for Dec 19 when electoral college actually chooses US President...but I know they won't go against the states' choice! God bless America!Alok singhalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464535666153172726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-56347886044709534732016-11-22T10:40:00.985-08:002016-11-22T10:40:00.985-08:00Thanks for your comments Karunesh. I am glad you l...Thanks for your comments Karunesh. I am glad you liked this post. What am I going to explain next? It is your choice. Pick one. My life history, OR How to make lot of money playing the options market, OR Quantum Physics. (Please don't pick quantum physics. I have no idea.)SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-32858489339067843792016-11-22T10:33:37.726-08:002016-11-22T10:33:37.726-08:00Thanks for your comments Rajesh. You have the nea...Thanks for your comments Rajesh. You have the near perfect example of electoral college system in India.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-61023293330550898612016-11-22T10:32:05.378-08:002016-11-22T10:32:05.378-08:00Thanks for your comments Mr. KP. You have correct...Thanks for your comments Mr. KP. You have correctly stated one of the reasons. Another reason is to create a buffer between the population and the selection of a President. This may not be easily understood today. The founding fathers thought a tyrant could easily manipulate public opinion and come to power.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-68497129378108528742016-11-21T21:06:38.826-08:002016-11-21T21:06:38.826-08:00Thank you SG for explaining the whole thing.
I kn...Thank you SG for explaining the whole thing.<br /><br />I knew about the process in bits and pieces. But you consolidated it and made it all come together in a "tubelight" moment!<br /><br />No pressure, but what are you going to explain next?KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-55453217347785469062016-11-21T21:04:57.045-08:002016-11-21T21:04:57.045-08:00This fact, that Trump is only against illegal immi...This fact, that Trump is only against illegal immigrants and not all immigrants needs to be told to more and more people. The overall vibe, at least in Punjab/Haryana/Delhi is that he is against any and all kinds of immigration, period.<br /><br />Right now, the perception is that Trump is anti immigrant. Later on, when he only acts against illegal immigrants, he can be blamed for deviating from his "policy". <br /><br />I guess this is one of the side effects of being in the public eye. Looks like this one time, being ignored is better than being judged :-)KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-60210668607230703172016-11-21T20:22:31.434-08:002016-11-21T20:22:31.434-08:00Good! I didn't know/read about this! Thank you...Good! I didn't know/read about this! Thank you! Many children in our family have nearly settled down there happily! Plus and minus points are there, for them and the parents, still, they are in good jobs they like and used to that life now. Sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478831923010850316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-86838489976817832862016-11-21T18:56:05.053-08:002016-11-21T18:56:05.053-08:00I think this is similar to what is here. A party c...I think this is similar to what is here. A party can get a lot of votes but the result is declared based on the no. of seats won. I think DMK got a good share of votes (30%+ if I remember) in a previous election but they got a very few seats because AIADMK had the majority in most constituencies. <br /><br />But yeah, the second part of the Electoral College voting seems to be unique to the US. Let's see if history is created this time by cross-voting ;)<br /><br />Destination Infinity Destination Infinityhttp://www.destinationinfinity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-31713438578658047572016-11-21T12:04:43.800-08:002016-11-21T12:04:43.800-08:00Thank you for explaining clearly about the preside...Thank you for explaining clearly about the president's election.I would be interested to know your thoughts on the question you raised in the last para. Perhaps one reason could be to ensure a say for the less populated states.The heavily populated states have already more electoral votes based on population.Why again give them the edge through popular votes.KParthasarathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189924874350906456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-16004600998476829722016-11-21T10:29:06.151-08:002016-11-21T10:29:06.151-08:00Thanks for your comments Dee. I am glad you liked ...Thanks for your comments Dee. I am glad you liked this post.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-35788740133629360022016-11-21T09:42:16.653-08:002016-11-21T09:42:16.653-08:00Informative piece SG, thank you for enlightening u...Informative piece SG, thank you for enlightening us, well written as always.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09382026076805025777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636808797927234183.post-11468406160607590402016-11-21T08:35:45.000-08:002016-11-21T08:35:45.000-08:00Thanks for your comments Sandhya. Trump is agains...Thanks for your comments Sandhya. Trump is against illegal immigrants and not against those who immigrated legally. I have read he likes India. I have even read that he wants the Indian students in American universities to stay here permanently after finishing their studies.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.com