Comments on: 10 Reasons Canadian Elections are better than your Elections http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/ The CRACKED.com take on the world, in America's oldest weblog, since 1958. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: michael http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-126976 michael Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:08:51 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-126976 uh...Felipe? Obama trounced McCain in both the popular and electoral votes... according to Wikipedia (the standard go-to website for cracked) Obama seems to have beaten McCain by...ooh...what is that...just under 10,000,000 votes? way to do some background research before making a comment buddy a much better argument to support your claim that the electoral college sucks (and don't get me wrong, I'm on your side here, it sucks HARD) would have been the 2000 election where Gore beat Bush by a small 500,000 vote margin in the popular vote. again, I'm not arguing with you on the validity of the electoral collage, i'm just saying you should get your facts straight before you make your claim uh…Felipe? Obama trounced McCain in both the popular and electoral votes…
according to Wikipedia (the standard go-to website for cracked) Obama seems to have beaten McCain by…ooh…what is that…just under 10,000,000 votes? way to do some background research before making a comment buddy

a much better argument to support your claim that the electoral college sucks (and don’t get me wrong, I’m on your side here, it sucks HARD) would have been the 2000 election where Gore beat Bush by a small 500,000 vote margin in the popular vote.

again, I’m not arguing with you on the validity of the electoral collage, i’m just saying you should get your facts straight before you make your claim

]]> By: Max http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-118849 Max Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:37:18 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-118849 Nana: I have no idea, but it makes me disappointed to be a (mostly) humanesque being. Nana: I have no idea, but it makes me disappointed to be a (mostly) humanesque being.

]]> By: Grahame H-B http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-105070 Grahame H-B Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:04:05 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-105070 Sorry Bucholz, I am a Canadian, and I think that Canadian elections are crap, and for several reasons. First, there are too many minority governments, we never get anything done. Second, the Conservatives win because they're one party, left side votes are split between 3-4 parties. And third, the first past the post system doesn't allow for representation by population. Sorry Bucholz, I am a Canadian, and I think that Canadian elections are crap, and for several reasons. First, there are too many minority governments, we never get anything done. Second, the Conservatives win because they’re one party, left side votes are split between 3-4 parties. And third, the first past the post system doesn’t allow for representation by population.

]]> By: Nana http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-104551 Nana Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:44:52 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-104551 Guys, this is a humor website. HUMOR. Why is everyone so serious and offended about this article? I found it entertaining, and I'm American. Guys, this is a humor website. HUMOR.
Why is everyone so serious and offended about this article?
I found it entertaining, and I’m American.

]]> By: Felipe http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-104507 Felipe Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:51:26 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-104507 In the US we don't elect our president directly either. We vote for some idiot in the electoral College and use high amounts of hope that idiot actually votes the way the people in the state s/he represents want to vote. If we did have direct voting, you think we would of had the current president? Last time I checked the popular vote on that election, McCain actually was eaking out ahead....but since Obama got more Electoral votes he won....makes sense to you? Popular votes are the peoples votes...yet the guy to gain more of them doesn't necessarily win since each state has different electoral vote amounts. Democracy my ass. In the US we don’t elect our president directly either. We vote for some idiot in the electoral College and use high amounts of hope that idiot actually votes the way the people in the state s/he represents want to vote. If we did have direct voting, you think we would of had the current president? Last time I checked the popular vote on that election, McCain actually was eaking out ahead….but since Obama got more Electoral votes he won….makes sense to you? Popular votes are the peoples votes…yet the guy to gain more of them doesn’t necessarily win since each state has different electoral vote amounts. Democracy my ass.

]]> By: win now http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-89180 win now Wed, 27 May 2009 00:15:14 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-89180 Warm greetings! Thanks for all the information, a very nice and well done site! Cheers. Warm greetings! Thanks for all the information, a very nice and well done site! Cheers.

]]> By: Woody http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-86977 Woody Sat, 16 May 2009 17:39:56 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-86977 Ignorant blog. Ignorant blog.

]]> By: Emily http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-76560 Emily Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:52:16 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-76560 @Teresa: Kirk Barry a.k.a Captain Beany founded the New Millennium Bean Party and pulled in 122 votes in the 2001 General Election. Now look me in the virtual eye and tell me that British elections aren't fun. @Teresa: Kirk Barry a.k.a Captain Beany founded the New Millennium Bean Party and pulled in 122 votes in the 2001 General Election. Now look me in the virtual eye and tell me that British elections aren’t fun.

]]> By: Reb http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-73308 Reb Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:46:03 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-73308 Counting the Xs wins. You really cannot fuck it up. It's like the pinecone-birchbark system ... but doesn't weigh quite so many kilometres :) Counting the Xs wins. You really cannot fuck it up. It’s like the pinecone-birchbark system … but doesn’t weigh quite so many kilometres :)

]]> By: Anonymouse http://www.cracked.com/blog/10-reasons-canadian-elections-are-better-than-your-elections/comment-page-3/#comment-73290 Anonymouse Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:35:30 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/?p=3657#comment-73290 This article is stupid. It's just comparing Presidential government with Parliamentary government. Both have its advantages and disadvantages. If America suddenly switched to a Parliamentary system, no one would understand anything and it'd likely cause a state of anarchy. The same goes vice versa. Our system works for us, and your system works for you. Now shut up and deal with it. This article is stupid. It’s just comparing Presidential government with Parliamentary government. Both have its advantages and disadvantages. If America suddenly switched to a Parliamentary system, no one would understand anything and it’d likely cause a state of anarchy. The same goes vice versa. Our system works for us, and your system works for you. Now shut up and deal with it.

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