2016 Postmortem

BlueStreak

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1. I don't like anything based entirely on the popular vote

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 11:24 AM

Feb 2013

because that means the vote rigging in Florida and Ohio can cancel out legitimate votes in other states.

And I definitely do not like the idea of this system taking effect after only half the electoral votes are committed that way. We can already see that the states supporting this are mostly the blue states. And states like Texas will hold off so that they can guarantee their electors to the GOP regardless of the popular vote. This should only kick in after a really decisive number of states have bought in -- say at least 85% of the electors. Even then, we can be certain it will be almost entirely red states that refuse to go along.

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The Other GOP Plan To Blow Up The Electoral Vote [View all] DonViejo Feb 2013 OP

I don't like anything based entirely on the popular vote BlueStreak Feb 2013 #1

Wouldn't matter Rstrstx Feb 2013 #3

Bring it on Rstrstx Feb 2013 #2

Then just get rid of the Electoral College Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #4

That would take a constitutional amendment davidpdx Feb 2013 #7

Wouldn't what they are planning need a Constitutional Amendment also?? Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #8

no RudynJack Feb 2013 #9

I hope that is true davidpdx Feb 2013 #11

I have no objection to a popular vote compact. RudynJack Feb 2013 #12

Or we could go back to the unpopular vote like we did in 2000. Kablooie Feb 2013 #5

The GOP would never do that. Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #6

What a bunch of dipshits. The only states that will pass in would never vote for a Democrat madinmaryland Feb 2013 #10