tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161440276377472343.post6939146096294888742..comments2023-08-27T06:45:37.203-05:00Comments on Northwoods Patriots: CAN FIVE STATES CHANGE ELECTORAL COLLEGE RESULTS?Northwoods Patriotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390378240957292607noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161440276377472343.post-17469388023666925222013-03-24T17:10:58.335-05:002013-03-24T17:10:58.335-05:00Republican legislators who want to split state ele...Republican legislators who want to split state electoral votes in states that have recently voted Democratic in presidential elections, do not want to split electoral votes in states that recently voted Republican in presidential elections. <br /><br />Dividing more states’ electoral votes by congressional district winners would magnify the worst features of the Electoral College system. <br /><br />If the district approach were used nationally, it would be less fair and less accurately reflect the will of the people than the current system. In 2004, Bush won 50.7% of the popular vote, but 59% of the districts. Although Bush lost the national popular vote in 2000, he won 55% of the country's congressional districts. <br /><br />The district approach would not provide incentive for presidential candidates to campaign in a particular state or focus the candidates' attention to issues of concern to the state. With the 48 state-by-state winner-take-all laws (whether applied to either districts or states), candidates have no reason to campaign in districts or states where they are comfortably ahead or hopelessly behind. Nationwide, there are now only 35 "battleground" districts that were competitive in the 2012 presidential election. With the present deplorable 48 state-level winner-take-all system, 80% of the states (including California and Texas) are ignored in presidential elections; however, 92% of the nation's congressional districts would be ignored if a district-level winner-take-all system were used nationally. <br /><br />Awarding electoral votes by congressional district could result in third party candidates winning electoral votes that would deny either major party candidate the necessary majority vote of electors and throw the process into Congress to decide.<br /><br />Because there are generally more close votes on district levels than states as whole, district elections increase the opportunity for error. The larger the voting base, the less opportunity there is for an especially close vote.<br /><br />Also, a second-place candidate could still win the White House without winning the national popular vote.<br /><br />A national popular vote is the way to make every person's vote equal and matter to their candidate because it guarantees that the candidate who gets the most votes in all 50 states and DC becomes President.<br />totohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247335901450384827noreply@blogger.com