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yeoman6987

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5. Ugh!

Reply to drm604 (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 10, 2014, 06:39 PM

Nov 2014

Well of course Democratic politicians would never decide to counter and do it in their majority states. Too polite I guess. Ugh!

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Heads-Up: 'GOP May Revive Plan To Influence Electoral College' - MSNBC [View all] WillyT Nov 2014 OP

Fuck those goddamn sacks of shit Blue Owl Nov 2014 #1

Maine and Nebraska already do this yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #2

Agree SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #3

National Popular Vote Bill - 61% of the way of going into effect mvymvy Nov 2014 #19

"seems" being the operative word here. unblock Nov 2014 #26

Individual states would do it based on whether or not they thought it would help Republicans. drm604 Nov 2014 #4

Ugh! yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #5

I'm not sure there are any Democratic majority states where it would help Democrats n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #7

we would need democratic control of a state that usually votes for the republican for president. unblock Nov 2014 #28

Yeah, but they're not trying to do it in all 50 states. DanTex Nov 2014 #6

Right now candidates only focus on 8 swing states and ignore the other 42, 4139 Nov 2014 #8

IFFF changed in all 50 states, Focus Could Then be on Only 8% of Country mvymvy Nov 2014 #20

Maine has all of 4 electoral votes, and Nebraska has 2 . . . markpkessinger Nov 2014 #11

Let me be clear that I don't agree with states doing this SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #15

No, it's not off by that much in a single state . . . markpkessinger Nov 2014 #16

Agree on all points n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #17

Maine has 4 electoral votes, Nebraska has 5 mvymvy Nov 2014 #22

MI, OH, WI, FL, IA and NV would change to congressional district method mvymvy Nov 2014 #23

Of Course, the proposed change in cherry picked states would help the GOP mvymvy Nov 2014 #18

Except they won't push for it in Texas mythology Nov 2014 #21

The only other thing they could do Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #35

State winner take all by CD? earthside Nov 2014 #9

I think the way it is in Nebraska and Maine SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #10

Exactly right . . . markpkessinger Nov 2014 #12

In the 2000 election they were wanting to do away with the electoral college. B Calm Nov 2014 #13

Yep... Until It Saved Their Asses... WillyT Nov 2014 #14

Most Americans Support a National Popular Vote mvymvy Nov 2014 #24

So Robbins Nov 2014 #25

Hence the Voter ID laws and gutting of Voter Rights Act. Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #33

Gerrymandering only insures their control of the State Houses and Congress liberal N proud Nov 2014 #27

Instead of jacking with the Electoral College, just get rid of the damned thing! Zen Democrat Nov 2014 #29

3% of US Pop could stop amendment mvymvy Nov 2014 #30

I don't ever see that happening n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #31

This is the only college they care about. Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #32

So, it's gerrymandering at a federal level. n/t woodsprite Nov 2014 #34

Dictators. City Lights Nov 2014 #36

kick napkinz Nov 2014 #37

Keep the dimes, toss the nickles AngryAmish Nov 2014 #38