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2016 Postmortem

gcomeau

(5,764 posts)

15. And that bill is not active.

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 03:46 PM

Oct 2012

It doesn't take effect unless a number of states controlling a majority of the electoral college also pass their own bills.

It basically says "hey other states, if enough of you sign up for this thing THEN we'll all give our electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote and the winner of the popular vote will win every time".

Until that happens however, which it has not, the process is unchanged.

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Reuters-Ipsos Oct 24 Romney leads by 1 [View all] kansasobama Oct 2012 OP

Who cares it is state by state. And Robbedme is losing. JRLeft Oct 2012 #1

If Romney wins the popular vote Mz Pip Oct 2012 #2

Huh? democrat_patriot Oct 2012 #3

Um... no, CA did not pass that. It was contingent on *ALL* other states passing it as well scheming daemons Oct 2012 #4

That's good. Mz Pip Oct 2012 #24

No he does not. gcomeau Oct 2012 #6

Thank You, You are correct. JRLeft Oct 2012 #12

You all are wrong... JackN415 Oct 2012 #21

Um hmm..... dhill926 Oct 2012 #7

California JRLeft Oct 2012 #10

And that bill is not active. gcomeau Oct 2012 #15

Thank you.... dhill926 Oct 2012 #17

So basically we have decided to fuck ourselves. If the South comes out in droves. JRLeft Oct 2012 #8

Nope. But count on righties to start pushing this crap fugop Oct 2012 #9

It has not gone into effect PADem54 Oct 2012 #11

Not enough states have signed on to that Lithos Oct 2012 #14

As others have said, that is totally incorrect. Jennicut Oct 2012 #18

Rmoney will not win the popular vote kimbutgar Oct 2012 #20

No. Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #22

That is not actually true kansasobama Oct 2012 #5

The way south is kansasobama Oct 2012 #13

I cannot believe these polls LiberalLovinLug Oct 2012 #16

This race has been close for the last month. Jennicut Oct 2012 #19

No change: Obama up 4 points among registered voters ProSense Oct 2012 #23