Although the United States supposedly practices Democracy and what have you, I frankly think its all an illusion to undermine and control the people. I agree with tiggr. The Popular vote does not really have any effect towards the presidency in the end, what determines what president is chose are the electoral votes..Anyhow I think that the US in a whole has some disturbing control issues, they need to deal with before its too late. The US people are part of the problem, due to their lack of awareness of what is truly going on around them. The more we look for trouble, such as creating and going through with our actions without the support, or evidence, the more we are burying ourselves under. I think alot of the actions the US partakes in, are suspiciously valid examples and give you a reason to well enough doubt the true intentions of the country. Such as the ongoing thing pertaining to Africa for example. The U.S has just finished forcing Saddam Hussien out of power, and now Bush is saying that the only way he will help Africa is if their leader steps down. They are a democracy mind you, its all just too fishy for me. But what do I know, I'm not even old enough to vote yet .