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In reply to the discussion: Al Gore Calls for End of Electoral College [View all]GTurck
(826 posts)75. I don't like...
the Electoral College either but it probably will not go away. Maybe it can be changed. My idea is why not make it proportional rather than winner take all? Whatever percentage of the vote a candidate got in each state would be reflected in the Electoral College. Wild? Maybe but it is time to think outside the box.
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That was not the intent of the electoral college. That is why they have 2 senators from every state
still_one
Aug 2012
#14
You began with a completely unargued statement and ended with an unargued opinion...
xxenderwigginxx
Aug 2012
#21
No matter what my view is, the fact is it won't go away, it is here to stay /nt
still_one
Aug 2012
#22
Look, Arkansas has slightly fewer people than Chicago, but Arkansas voters have more power
CreekDog
Aug 2012
#40
There is more involved in changing the system than just getting rid of bad policies
xxenderwigginxx
Aug 2012
#45
If we did away with the electoral college, then each voter in your state would have the
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#47
In a democracy, sheer numbers decide a lot of things like whether tax money goes to fund or
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#120
I agree that it will never happen, but the Southern states are not the issue
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#77
He didn't say what solution he preferred. Popular vote is absulutely the wrong answer.
BlueStreak
Aug 2012
#6
Your scenario is one in which the total vote is very close, but the electoral college is not
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2012
#93
Cities would elect the candidates because most "individuals" live in them
xxenderwigginxx
Aug 2012
#99
Most individuals in the US are white; would you say it is white people who elect candidates?
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2012
#107
Sometimes it is. Obviously you can win elections without the minority vote or repubs would never win
xxenderwigginxx
Aug 2012
#115
The problem is that sometimes the majority tramples legitimate interests of minorities
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#85
so the minority should get the right to win elections with less votes than the majority?
CreekDog
Aug 2012
#108
What I think doesn't matter. The EC is intended to protect the interests of small states.
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#113
And remember the "empty states" get 2 Senators. That is a huge amount of power.
BlueStreak
Aug 2012
#25
Therein lies the key hypocrisy of many people who wish to end the Electoral College
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#86
If California abandoned the electoral college we could say goodbye to ever electing a Democrat again
cpwm17
Aug 2012
#95
Yeah - why waste time with the Constitution - just do it like you want it...not! Direct Democracies
24601
Sep 2012
#123
We in California don't count nearly as much as the voters in Rhode Island or Wyoming or
JDPriestly
Aug 2012
#46
Well, now Republicans must support the electoral college, since they cannot ever agree with Al Gore.
tclambert
Aug 2012
#63
No, I'd limit absentee ballots to legal voters, not just anyone who asks. I don't want 8 year olds
24601
Sep 2012
#124
As long as the electoral college remains, your vote is merely a suggestion. Dump it.
humblebum
Sep 2012
#131
If you want to read about something very fraudulent and undemocratic about the EC...
roamer65
Sep 2012
#137