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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 01:54 PM Original message |
Would splitting the electorate vote in each state hurt or help. My vote |
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Hog lover (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Would be the same as popular vote only, wouldn't it? |
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aden_nak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. It would be closer. |
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Sick_of_Rethuggery (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Actually not. |
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rogerashton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. It doesn't have to be done that way. |
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PatsFan2004 (245 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. More small states are Repug states, |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. not quite |
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forgethell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. A lot of the electoral votes from the |
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MousePlayingDaffodil (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. How do you want to split them? |
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Barney Rocks (746 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 01:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I like the method used |
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MousePlayingDaffodil (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Had the Maine/Nebraska system been in place in every state . . . |
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Barney Rocks (746 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. but that doesn't |
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pmbryant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Beware Maine and Nebraska. Why? Gerrymandering! |
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flyingfysh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. leave it alone; splitting only the blue states would be a disaster |
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naufragus (239 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. It would be good if... |
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doubleplusgood (810 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. your vote will be counted |
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Nerdling (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. Bad Idea. |
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delete_bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Splitting is too problematic. |
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MousePlayingDaffodil (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Not true . . . |
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delete_bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Sorry, I wasn’t clear when I mentioned |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. It shouldn't be about hurting or helping us |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
18. It's very simple: splitting is a good thing in clearly red states, and |
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vet_against_Bush (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. It would help us in red states and hurt us in blue states. nt |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-04 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. Dump the EC completely |
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