You mean even more than they already are (outside of the NH primaries)?
Larry Send a noteboard - 05/11/2012 11:17:14 PM
Why would I allocate money to try to get 3 points if I could try to swing the same number of points in a big state? I think it just gets you to the direct voting problem (i.e., only big areas count) by means of a different mechanism. By keeping small states as winner takes all, they are more attractive.
Of course, we'll only know on Wednesday whether there's any move to "fix the system" to begin with.
Of course, we'll only know on Wednesday whether there's any move to "fix the system" to begin with.
I don't think much money has been spent on advertising in the upper plains states, so I don't think they'd be less effected. After all, for the Alaskas, Wyomings, and North Dakotas that have only 3 EV, the winner-take-all approach would still apply. But for states such as my own native TN, which has 11 EV, I would imagine the approach would lead to Romney winning the state, but losing the 5th and 9th districts, with possible close votes in the 4th and 8th, meaning there would be more campaigning in the state than what has occurred since 2000. Same would go for California, which despite its 50+ EV, has very little campaigning outside of fundraisers, despite the inland parts of the state being much more Republican-friendly than the coastal cities. The opposite would apply to both larger states like Texas and smaller ones like South Carolina.
It's not a perfect system (none of the proposals would be), but I think it would at least give those superPACs more places to spend their $1 billion+ donations than just a handful of states
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Could Ohio Kill the Electoral College?
05/11/2012 04:43:48 PM
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Well, let's hope Romney takes Pennsylvania, too, so we don't have to worry about this. *NM*
05/11/2012 05:46:22 PM
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I do not think even the GOPs massive PA vote suppression effort is enough to accomplish that.
05/11/2012 06:38:05 PM
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It's not impossible. I roughly reversed engineered Silver's tipping point simulation...
05/11/2012 11:06:16 PM
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what? directly vote for president? COMMUNISM!
05/11/2012 06:01:00 PM
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Seems like everything is communism these days, even/especially things that are not.
05/11/2012 06:56:55 PM
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A simple solution: proportional allocation of electors from each state with 15 votes or more.
05/11/2012 08:34:08 PM
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I prefer 1 EV per house district, with 2 EVs going to state winners
05/11/2012 08:40:50 PM
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it would certainly make the races more interesting.....
05/11/2012 09:09:24 PM
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If not for gerrymandering I would consider this the ideal solution.
05/11/2012 09:26:01 PM
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But in that system, the small states would be bypassed completely
05/11/2012 09:55:49 PM
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You mean even more than they already are (outside of the NH primaries)?
05/11/2012 11:17:14 PM
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Me too actually, but only with computerized semi-random redistricting *NM*
06/11/2012 05:38:25 AM
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why would there need to be a nation-wide recount? don't the states keep their own tallies?
05/11/2012 09:08:04 PM
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What if none of the states were close enough for a recount, but the country as a whole was?
05/11/2012 09:23:33 PM
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i suppose at that point the Supreme Court would have every justification to hear the case....
06/11/2012 06:07:06 PM
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What Legolas said; if we did it by national popular vote, recounts would need to be national.
05/11/2012 09:34:30 PM
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I like that idea, though I have long felt Larrys idea of using Congressional Districts is better.
05/11/2012 09:22:49 PM
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