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18. What we need to work on first, is to get control of the election machinery away from private hands.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:50 PM

Nov 2012

Any election involving any Federal office, needs to be under Federal rules and laws, not state.

What we have now plays right into the Republicans hands. We only did as good as we did because so many people voted, we swamped out the Republican's pre-weighted results. Our election now are no more fare than in any banana republic.
People involved in Election fraud, need to be going to prison.

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Expect a big Republican push to abolish the Electoral College. [View all] Nye Bevan Nov 2012 OP

I wish they would. msrizzo Nov 2012 #1

Bring it on! I'm not afraid of a straight popular vote--but they should be! librechik Nov 2012 #2

You completely trust a state like Texas to report an accurate, honest popular vote total? Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #5

in a scenario where there is no electoral college, reforms to prevent the abuses you mention librechik Nov 2012 #10

Good thing, too. sibelian Nov 2012 #3

I would love it, but the smallest 15 states would never go for it. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #4

I don't think it'll be much of an issue liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #6

Why not? I will take the 2,600,000+ and rising win in the Popular Vote. IllinoisBirdWatcher Nov 2012 #7

Do they realize how many New Yorkers and Californians stay home in "safe" races ?... RagAss Nov 2012 #8

In a popular vote election, I bet Southern states would allow pastors Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #12

Don't they do that now? RagAss Nov 2012 #24

Fine and while were at it ... Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #9

Why would they do that?? kentuck Nov 2012 #11

Given the union vote in OH, PA and MI, Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #13

I would favor adding 10 electoral votes to the popular vote winner. former9thward Nov 2012 #14

In the back of my mind living in a State where I knew my Presidential vote would not count I voted. gordianot Nov 2012 #15

What is their point? Obama won the popular vote too. n/t EC Nov 2012 #16

There would be an enormously bigger GOTV effort in red states with a popular vote. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #19

I thought they did already ...n/t EC Nov 2012 #23

Bring it on. calico1 Nov 2012 #17

What we need to work on first, is to get control of the election machinery away from private hands. RC Nov 2012 #18

I'd be ok with that...they just need to get more accurate vote counting Sheepshank Nov 2012 #20

I hope they do. distantearlywarning Nov 2012 #21

It's so cute when they try to change the Constitution to their advantage ; hedgehog Nov 2012 #22

Ain't happening but it would be great. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #25