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I think it's a fine idea, but it's too sophisticated and nuanced for the American people. Most of us don't know what continent Rhode Island is on, so how in the world can we be expected to vote in a system that is anything other than purely binary?
Our system of government is pathologically resistant to suggestions of change, so I just don't see it happening in our lifetimes. Sorry to be a curmudgeon, but it's hard to be optimistic, perhaps because we have suffered under Bush/Cheney for eight years and our morale and self-esteem are beaten down.
Ask this question again after eight years of Obama, perhaps the political dynamic will be different.
