Call it Democracy

Let us keep in mind that the 2008 election had a margin of only 4% of the popular vote - hardly a “sweep” as perpetrated in the media. Yet based upon the performance of the Electoral College during the 2008 election, had Obama not received the popular vote, he would have undoubtedly received the Electoral College votes necessary, and there would be no doubt that certain past critics of th Electoral College would suddenly become fans - Call it “democracy”...but only if it works in your favor

This film was excellent. I have never agreed wwith the electorial vote, and I wish some could do away with it. Good luck on getting it changed. Keep up the good work on trying to make sure all americans get their rights.
Thank You.

“CALL IT DEMOCRACY presents historical and non-partisan analysis of both the 2000 and 2004 Presidential election”
I need a rather large glass of water to swallow that one.
Notice the film does not mention the lower courts that tried
each of Gore’s legal challenges to the election. Each challenge was tried separately by judges, who were all appointed by and were themselves democrats with each ruling against Gore.
Definitely an inconvenient fact for the film makers.
Notice that report by the media consortium concluding that Bush won is not mentioned.
Definitely an inconvenient fact for the film makers. They
mention the report, but dare not quote it’s conclusions.
Notice we are not told about what sort of questions are before the court, but only treated to partisan analysis.
Thus the viewer has no idea that the canvassing boards had different “standards” for determing what constitutes a valid vote, that one particular county actually changed such determination several times in mid-count resulting in an unfair count.
Definitely an inconvenient fact for the film makers who after all, want you to believe they are interested in making sure every vote is counted; or was it counts?
The film makers are all too glad to muddy the waters here
so that they can tell you
1.) Florida was a travesty, and
2.) It’s comming to a voting booth near you.

While the film was titled Call it Democracy, it would have been more appropriately titled Call it Propaganda.