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earthside

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9. State winner take all by CD?

Mon Nov 10, 2014, 06:53 PM

Nov 2014

I thought a few years ago one of the Repuglican plans was that all of a state's electoral votes would go to the winner of the majority of the congressional districts. In other words, if the Democratic Party nominee won three of Colorado's congressional districts and the Repuglican nominee won the remaining four, then the Repuglican would get all nine Colorado electoral votes.

Or ... the winner of each congressional district gets that electoral vote and the winner of the majority of CDs get the other two electoral votes.

Either way I think this is a plan to implement Repuglican minority rule in this country forever.
And I think these so-called 'constitutionalists' are perfectly capable and more than willing to subvert democracy for their own empowerment.

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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