Amos, there was an uproar in 2000 when Bush was annointed. Are you suggesting that there wasn't, when you say there will be an uproar this time if it were to happen again (which I find incredibly implausible)? Of course there would be an uproar, that goes without saying. But uproars often don't change the course of events. 2000 showed us that quite clearly too. BTW Amos, I would suggest your personal vehemence towards Bush is blinding you to an awful lot of things that are happening, and going uncommented upon.

If you don't see/hear any hysteria eminating from spin alley and the media echo chamber from the Democrats, that is only because your personal vehemence towards Bush has made you both blind and deaf towards the histrionics on YOUR side.

As to the "what if" scenario of Bush winning the popular vote, and Kerry winning the electoral college vote, I find that scenario even more remote than the scenario of a repeat of 2000, where Kerry wins the popular vote but loses the electoral college.

What people don't seem to be able to get their head around is the fact that the US electoral system ALLOWS one candidate to win the popular vote, but to lose the electoral college vote and the election. That scenario was not only anticipated by the founders, they thought they had actually set up the presidential and vice presidential electoral system so that ties would occur often, and the House of Representatives would choose the winner, not the electoral college.

Ignorance of those historic facts doesn't justify all this Democratic fear mongering and anxiety, IMO. What happened in Florida in 2000 isn't repeatable, anymore than a repeat of the 1888 election is possible, because the circumstances between 2000 and 2004 are already so different. We didn't even experience a constitutional crisis in 2000. There was no crisis in the transition of power from one president and party to another. So why all this Democrat hand-wringing, anxiety over the elections, and hysterical fear mongering on spin alley and in the media echo chamber?

Simple: the Democrats are using it as A TACTIC AS PART OF THEIR ELECTION STRATEGY so their guy will win this time.