Evan Bayh, Democrat Senator and sure to be candidate for president, acknowledges that the propsects for Democrats in a general election are quite difficult, at least through the 2008 election.
His answer, change the Constitution to make it easier for Democrats to win.
Q: Why do you think we should abolish the Electoral College?
A: “I think our president should be chosen by the majority of the American people. That is ordinarily the case. But in 2000, as we all recall, we elected this president with fewer votes than the other candidate got. I just don’t think in the modern era that is appropriate.”
By “modern era” he means, ‘in a time when I may be running for president’. Sorry Evan, try offending less of the country with your liberal policies, unhinged rhetoric and defeatist attitude in the war on terror, and then maybe you could win an election the old fashioned way.
Here is more from a leading Can’t Do Democrat, Evan Bayh,
Q: How is the war going in Iraq?
A: “Iraq, unfortunately, is a tragic situation. There is no military answer to this issue. … So the first thing we have to look at is: Can the Iraqis get their political act together and make the hard decisions necessary to make that country work. If they don’t, then there is no answer to this and we have to leave sooner rather than later. If they do get their political act together, then with our help they can begin to provide for their own security, and we could then begin to withdraw.
With inspiartional leadership like that, with such optimism and committment to winning, people are sure to rally behind you. Not.
No wonder he wants to change the Constitution.