The practical effects of the electoral college system, pdc, is that if I vote for the Democratic contender but more than 50% of the voters in Alaska vote for the Republican, then all 3 of our electoral votes will go to Bush. So even though I cast my vote one way, unless I am in the majority, the electoral votes will go to someone I did not vote for. That is why I stated that my vote won't count. For this reason, the Electoral system should be abolished.