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27. Uh the election breakdown by congressional district is approximately the

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 01:25 PM

Nov 2012

Party alignment of the house. There are probably not a lot CDs that split their vote. The Republican Party gerrymandered every state they captured in 2010.

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Only thing worse than The Electoral College are right-wing halfway measures to change it. [View all] CreekDog Nov 2012 OP

Keep the system the way it is- graham4anything Nov 2012 #1

Remember back in 2000? SoutherDem Nov 2012 #3

The most new electoral votes that would be added for Puerto Rico would be 2 SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #7

No it would be 3 and Puerto Rico if state, would obviously get house reps graham4anything Nov 2012 #8

Please read what I wrote SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #9

then DC would decrease to 2 so it would seem the law would change before that happens graham4anything Nov 2012 #10

You're still not understanding what I'm saying SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #11

oh,sorry- I see...(then lets pull them from Wyoming and Kansas and SD and graham4anything Nov 2012 #12

We can't do that n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #13

I am making a joke graham4anything Nov 2012 #14

Meh, I don't know SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #18

Why don't they just say "each white vote = 100 other votes? kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #2

I agree except it should be white men. SoutherDem Nov 2012 #4

The popular vote option would work too much like a corporation. moondust Nov 2012 #5

because nearly all the US people live in cities CreekDog Nov 2012 #6

New York City and Los Angeles don't have rallies because their EV's aren't in doubt. hughee99 Nov 2012 #23

And they would grow even bigger. moondust Nov 2012 #31

This is one of the most absurd things I've ever read. Son of Gob Nov 2012 #42

You can read? moondust Nov 2012 #43

Great comeback, what are you 12? Son of Gob Nov 2012 #44

Do you have moondust Nov 2012 #45

Your freeper like idiocy doesn't deserve anything less than derision and scorn. Son of Gob Nov 2012 #46

Rural areas would still be represented in congress Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #35

So they shouldn't have their concerns addressed by the President? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #38

Sure they do, just like urban areas deserve to have their concerns addressed Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #62

I only asked because in your previous post SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #65

To be more specific, they're overrepresented in the United States Senate Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #66

I disagree that they are over-represented in the Senate SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #67

Don't really want to debate the overrepresentation thing, that's not really the point Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #68

You have left out a key part of the "conditional state by state pledge" grantcart Nov 2012 #15

i have an issue unless all states are included in the pledge CreekDog Nov 2012 #16

I am not following your logic grantcart Nov 2012 #19

Yes, that's what my OP says, and that's what the post you're responding to says CreekDog Nov 2012 #20

Then the only way to make you happy is a Constitutional amendment SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #24

I'm not a 'good is the enemy of the perfect' kind of person, an EC-hybrid approach isn't *good* CreekDog Nov 2012 #28

Then it will never happen because the small states needed to pass an amendment are the same who... JVS Nov 2012 #55

Absent a Constitutional amendment to do away with the EC SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #17

no, not with gerrymandered districts it's not. CreekDog Nov 2012 #21

I've been looking for an election map broken down by Congressional district SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #25

this talks about the issue CreekDog Nov 2012 #26

Uh the election breakdown by congressional district is approximately the Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #27

Could be SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #29

So actually this is a difficult question to fully answer. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #30

I agree with the core point here slackmaster Nov 2012 #22

Take away 2 electoral votes from each state, that will make it more proportional population-wise. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #32

A straight popular vote is not fair. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #33

Your argument fails to take several considerations into account. Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #36

But you wouldn't see it "all over the country" with a straight popular vote. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #37

I disagree, Democrats would visit Idaho and Oklahoma if there were no electoral college Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #50

Candidates would have no reason to appeal to moderates without the EC. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #54

Have you ever worked on a campaign? Doing ONLY GOTV makes no sense whatsoever Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #56

You're missing my point. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #58

No, you're missing mine Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #59

You're wrong. Obama won the majority of his votes from safe blue states this election. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #60

Yes we agree, they would spend "more of their time" in blue and red states Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #61

Appropriate Electoral Votes By Givers & Takers... KharmaTrain Nov 2012 #34

Here are the states joining the "right wing attempt" to fix the Electoral College SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #39

the congressional district allocation one is the right wing one CreekDog Nov 2012 #40

In an all or nothing option SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #41

popular vote is non-starter to you because you don't like the idea? CreekDog Nov 2012 #47

Both n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #49

if you don't want the Popular vote to count, then why some hybrid? CreekDog Nov 2012 #71

Give each state 1 electoral vote, tied to that state's popular vote. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #48

That's a terrible idea democrattotheend Nov 2012 #53

No it isn't. Why should 1 state get a candidate more than 25% to the finish line? cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #63

Because 1 state has a lot more people democrattotheend Nov 2012 #64

"that would force candidates to run in all 50 states" JVS Nov 2012 #70

Perhaps we can ween the US off the Electoral College by instituting an Electoral Junior College... WCGreen Nov 2012 #51

Just saw this, thanks for the LOL n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #57

I'm surprised the RW hasn't revived the 3/5 Compromise... nt HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #52

There is no reform possible of the electoral college ... markpkessinger Nov 2012 #69