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re: Question about federal ballots in the USA
I asking only about how the president is elected
SDF
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1/18/2006 4:20:46 AM
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And what is a 'primary' ?
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Question about federal ballots in the USA
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SDF
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1/18/2006 1:36:25 AM
Short answer: specific names
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alcaray
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1/18/2006 7:22:06 PM
electoral college votesplitting.
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SDG
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1/18/2006 8:28:44 PM
True. But this whole thing is complicated enough.
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alcaray
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1/18/2006 10:21:05 PM
re: Question about federal ballots in the USA
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Tom Brosz
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1/18/2006 2:44:06 AM
I asking only about how the president is elected
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SDF
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1/18/2006 4:20:46 AM
re: to put Toms post in simple English
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Scott Evil
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1/18/2006 6:17:28 AM
re: I asking only about how the president is elected
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Tom Brosz
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1/18/2006 5:46:08 AM
Let's pretend I'm confused, and make it really, really simple
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SDF
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1/18/2006 7:45:35 AM
re: Let's pretend I'm confused, and make it really, really simple
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Larry J
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1/18/2006 6:45:43 PM
Ok. I thought so. We don't do that in Canada
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SDF
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1/18/2006 7:45:18 PM
How do you do it in Canada?
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Larry J
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1/18/2006 9:49:01 PM
The whole country is broken into tiny geographical regions called "ridings"
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SDF
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1/19/2006 3:57:15 AM
In other words.......
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Tony
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1/19/2006 3:21:34 PM
We use the terms 'riding', 'constituency', and 'electoral district' interchangeably
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SDF
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1/19/2006 5:05:24 PM
re: The whole country is broken into tiny geographical regions called "ridings"
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SDG
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1/19/2006 5:43:52 AM
As of 2003 there were 308 ridings across Canada, check the link
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SDF
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1/19/2006 5:58:05 AM
What's the role of the senate?
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SDG
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1/20/2006 12:50:48 AM
Good question!
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SDF
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1/20/2006 4:03:37 AM
Expanding on that
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SDF
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1/20/2006 11:44:26 AM
X marks the Bush
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Tony
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1/18/2006 2:29:39 PM
ROTFLMAO! (good one Tony!)
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Lindy
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1/18/2006 4:54:44 PM
I just don't know the answer.
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Scott (Real) Evil
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1/18/2006 8:09:21 AM
Are you screwing with me?
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SDF
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1/18/2006 1:59:27 PM
Sorry.
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Scott Evil
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1/18/2006 6:27:07 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.