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Santorum will be destroyed in a general if he ever gets there. @HM - gotta start somewhere. Some states don't have enough "diversity" or weight in their electoral votes to matter. DE comes to mind as an example. But for the larger states like CA, TX, PA, NY, NJ, FL, IL, OH ... Perhaps starting with the top ten would be good, no?
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02-28-2012, 05:56 PM | #602 |
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That is a very dangerous dance with the devil. Shit happens, like say the election ends up in court.
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Perhaps, but some states already allocate their electoral votes in the same manner.
The winner-take-all for the larger states seems rather outdated. Actually this method might even REDUCE lawsuits because there will not be such a large number of electoral votes in question.
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Pretty interesting chart with stats from Huffpo.
Says its constantly updated at 5 min intervals too. Link here
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I think my suggestion (Pretty sure I'm not the first) could be an effective "middle ground" between the two options mentioned above. In a sense, a best of both. Quote:
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Speaking of voting, man, republicans sure do hate letting poor people, minorities, and students vote, huh? I mean, *cough* OH NO VOTER FRAUD
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or felons, or anyone who looks like a felon, or anyone who has the same name as a felon, or...
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Please...
Do either of you have any ideas on making the system better? I offered some ideas and that's really all you have? C'mon You are both pretty thoughtful.
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Classic, it a matter of the devil you know vs the one you don't (gerrymandering).
I see very little or no benefit by a change such as you suggest. In theory, there's nothing more simple than just counting all votes to see who won the State. Look at the Iowa Caucus vote this year... first Romney wins, and then there's a local revision and Santorum wins. Why do you think that won't happen with a proportional vote, with more cooks in the (local district) kitchen. Besides, for me, if the Republicans want it they must think it would be to their benefit. So I'm ag'in ! |
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What's wrong with the system exactly, on a national scale, classic?
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thanks Which system? the current one or some other?
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The current one, I mean.
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I remember a proposal at one point where states would put a law on the books such that if the total number of electoral college votes of all the states with this law on the books was enough to win the presidency, then all of those states would put all of their electoral college votes towards the winner of the popular vote.
In the absence of an actual Constitutional Amendment removing the electoral college in favor of the popular vote, I'd support that. Big states with lots of electoral power aren't going to give it up if nobody else does; this way they all jump in together, at a point where anybody who doesn't do it is irrelevant.
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NY Times By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE 2/29/12 Santorum Campaign Says It’s a Tie (in Delegate Count) in Michigan Quote:
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This is a link to one of YouTube's most popular videos.
It sort of fits with another post today in a different thread |
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