Wisconsin GOP Seeks Change in Electoral Vote Allocation

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Wisconsin GOP Seeks Change in Electoral Vote Allocation

January 8, 2021 at 4:17 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 320 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/08/wisconsin-gop-seeks-change-in-electoral-vote-allocation/

"SNIP...

Wisconsin Republicans have a bill to reallocate the state’s electoral votes by congressional district, the Wisconsin Examiner reports.

If this method had been used in the 2020 election instead of winner-take-all, Donald Trump would have receive 6 of the state’s 10 electoral votes.

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So the electoral college will be gerrymandered? Just sick.

[TeamPooka]

1. and trump still would have lost the presidency.

[rzemanfl]

2. Wisconsin used to be a fine state. Sad. n/t

[gohuskies]

3. Better idea, eliminate the Electoral College

Total national votes should determine the Presidency. The EC has way outlived any sense of relevance.

[Raven123]

4. Seems like the only way to prevent this nonsense is a state Constitutional Amendment

[brush]

5. At first glance that sounds good. That's how Maine and Nebraska do it...

but then you think about how the repugs will instantly crank up their gerrymander machine to divide the state into districts favorable to them.

No thanks. We'll pass.

[leftieNanner]

8. And now Nebraska is trying to change that!

They don't want that silly single electoral vote from Omaha to go to any danged Democrat!

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Gerrymandering everything...it's the Republican way to victory.

[LakeArenal]

7. Yes trump era might end but WI still in the Russia Ron era.

[luv2fly]

9. Didn't hear anything on this in the Madison local news

Nada, zero, nothing. That doesn't surprise me given the quality of the news sometimes, but you would think given all the events nowadays it would at least be mentioned.

I'm pretty sure Governor Evers can veto it.

[tanyev]

10. Funny how they never want to do that in states that always go red.

[Ms. Toad]

11. Nebraska is blue? Who knew . . . n/t

[Johonny]

12. Given it is a swing state

It would basically take all the swing out of it and discourage candidates from even bothering with it. It's likely a terrible move for them.