At 04:04 PM 1/27/2003, you wrote: >Ben Dyer wrote: >>Basically, "you commoners are idiots and if you do something stupid, we >>reserve the right to override what you think." > >Has the Electoral College ever overriddent he results of the popular vote? Apparently so, but very rarely and never significantly enough to change the outcome of an election. Doesn't stop people from trying to change electors' minds, though. <http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/18/electoral.feature/> --Ben