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To: Popman

I think the liberals actually like the electoral college system...been playing on it’s weakness for years...

They pretty much have 210 voted sewed up every national election...

...I believe you underestimate the amount of their EV lockdown...I peg it at closer to 250...

...the real weakness of the EC is the winner take all structure...were it to operate as it should the electors should be free to vote as the constituency wishes, without reprisal...here in Pennsylvania, a national election always goes to a dem, due to a few populous counties exerting their will, while 48 or so counties vote rep...why, given that spread of data, should the one party receive all those electors votes...stupidest system imaginable...


61 posted on 01/26/2014 4:48:11 AM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: IrishBrigade
If the electoral college was based on each Congressional district winner and the two electoral votes were based on your Senate winner takes all...

The electoral college results would look like the Congressional House...

The will of the people...

stupidest system imaginable...

Today it is... but at the founding it was a good idea for several good reasons...

62 posted on 01/26/2014 5:04:57 AM PST by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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