Selection, Not Election

(commentary and critical analysis of "Obama was Selected, Not Elected")

Coulter is a strong voice for the Republican cause in the presidential election. She argues that, while the electoral college's vote has the ultimate say in electing a president, the popular vote is still important. "The liberals... imagine the Constitution as a treatise on gay marriage," she says, and they do not realize that "our Constitution sets forth rules for the election of a president." She backs this up by explaining how the popular vote and electoral vote work together, in that the popular vote simply directs legislators to pick a candidate to accurately represent the population. The argument continues through supporting Bush's campaign decision to spend less time campaigning in "big liberal states like California and New York." Her conclusion is strong because it ties together both the common idea that the popular vote has the ultimate say in the presidential election process through relating it to the Bush/Gore race in 2000 in which a recount was demanded. Coulter is obviously an advocate of the Republican agenda while incorporating into her argument the importance of the populace's political education, and the dangers of naiveness.