A real electoral college system would consist of electors who were better known to the voters than the candidates. The idea was that they could better be trusted to know which of the candidates was lying than the mere populace.

But apart from that, if Nader's electors saw how clearly they were outnumbered, they'd throw in with Gore's lot. The problem is not the electoral college, it's winner-take-all. But the Florida problem is worse. By any decent statistical analysis, Florida had no significant preference for either candidate. The correct representation for Florida in the electoral college was no votes.

If Queen Elizabeth will throw in the BBC, I say we should take her mythical offer to take us back.