bucfan64 309 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Do away with the electoral college! http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40331.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Do away with the electoral college! http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40331.html And let the whims of those in California run the nation? Sorry, my friend, I have to respectfully disagree with this. It's good for us medium-sized states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losheyhombres 11 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Do away with the electoral college! http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40331.html Be careful Bucfan, I couldn't help but notice all of the states who seem to be for this measure are "deep blue." This could be just another end run around the constitution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucfan64 309 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Be careful Bucfan, I couldn't help but notice all of the states who seem to be for this measure are "deep blue." This could be just another end run around the constitution. That is exactly what this is, and I am totally against it...... I was being sarcastic, implying that the progressives are out of options, so this would be the best option for them to take, and it appears to be the option that they are pushing! I totally disagree with this nonsense, it is nothing more than high treason in my book, only those desperate enough to do anything would resort to such a measure..........the electoral college is the only way that small states have a voice, it is the only way that each state can be properly represented. This popular vote nonsense, leaves the little guys out and they know it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 That is exactly what this is, and I am totally against it...... I was being sarcastic, implying that the progressives are out of options, so this would be the best option for them to take, and it appears to be the option that they are pushing! I totally disagree with this nonsense, it is nothing more than high treason in my book, only those desperate enough to do anything would resort to such a measure..........the electoral college is the only way that small states have a voice, it is the only way that each state can be properly represented. This popular vote nonsense, leaves the little guys out and they know it! How do you feel about the fact that the Electors are not legally bound to cast their vote for the winner of the state popular vote, they usually do since they are party loyalists. How do you feel about the fact that Maine and Nebraska allocate their Electoral votes using the Congressional District Method. Under the Congressional District Method, the electoral votes are distributed based on the popular vote winner within each of the state’s individual congressional districts; the statewide popular vote winner receives two additional electoral votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 How do you feel about the fact that the Electors are not legally bound to cast their vote for the winner of the state popular vote, they usually do since they are party loyalists. How do you feel about the fact that Maine and Nebraska allocate their Electoral votes using the Congressional District Method. Under the Congressional District Method, the electoral votes are distributed based on the popular vote winner within each of the state’s individual congressional districts; the statewide popular vote winner receives two additional electoral votes. Personally, I prefer the Congressional District Method. It preserves the reason for which the Electoral College was created, while it gives each Congressional district its own distinct voice in selecting a leader. I think this might also boost voter turnout, even if only slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I too agree about the Congressional District Method. The winner take all part of the Electoral College does tend to penalize parts of states that are traditionally strong for a given party tend to not make an effort to get out the vote if the state wide polls show the other party with a big lead going into the election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Problem is.....people in this country are too ignorant to understand the Congressional District Method....or any other method for that matter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I too agree about the Congressional District Method. The winner take all part of the Electoral College does tend to penalize parts of states that are traditionally strong for a given party tend to not make an effort to get out the vote if the state wide polls show the other party with a big lead going into the election. Pennsylvania's a good example of how this could work. Most everything east of Pittsburgh and west of Philadelphia is very conservative. Rural Pennsylvania typically has lower national election numbers, because a lot of Central PA residents know how the state turns out. The Congressional District system would give them a better voice. And I'm sure there are other examples. Northern and Central California would be another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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