Seems like everything is communism these days, even/especially things that are not. - Edit 2
Before modification by Joel at 05/11/2012 07:47:24 PM
we should just do away with the whole electoral college and have ohio decide every presidential election from now on 
I thought we had...?
after all, "no republican can be president without ohio" and "ohio has voted for the president the last 12 elections" (or some other such silly number)
It is demographics; if CA and TX were not so solidly committed it would be one/both of them. Through 2000 it was "whoever wins 2/3 in FL, PA and OH," and since the last two leaned opposite directions FL played kingmaker. In a way, it is a tribute to US democracy that so many large states are divided, and so many in play, rather than having the presidency decided by nine people in WV or WY. Likewise I do not want an urban-only election either, even though Dems would cruise.
The problem is when we know ahead of time which state(s) will decide the issue, and elected partisans abuse the system to dictate the presidency despite voters.