http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/electoralcollege/ en-us Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:46:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062042/posts California legislators have approved legislation to circumvent the Electoral College. But the measure could face a veto from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The bill by Senator Carole Migden, a San Francisco Democrat, would ratify an interstate agreement in which states award their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. That would avoid a repeat of the 2000 election, when George Bush won the presidency but not the popular vote. AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062042/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:46:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059670/posts CHARLESTON — Though the political sands can shift before November, the leading national analysts who dabble in Electoral College math appear uniformly certain that presumptive Republican presidential candidate John McCain can count on West Virginia’s five electoral votes. The scant attention paid it by McCain and Democrat Barack Obama has helped bring home the realization that the Mountain State is not the battleground it was during the last two races for the White House. By this time in 2004, for instance, President George Bush and Democrat John Kerry had each headlined three full-fledged events in the state since that year’s... The Times West Virginian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059670/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:42:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046883/posts Outlook The precarious state of the economy has eclipsed the presidential election as the principal topic of conversation among politicians in Washington. The shaky condition of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see below) shows how far the subprime crisis goes with the danger of more banking failures threatening the whole economic structure. Human Events Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046883/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:51:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046577/posts (Fourth in a series of ten) Most Americans don’t know there was another U.S. government before the Constitution was drafted. Simplified books and courses leave out the Articles of Confederation, the government of the United States for its first eleven years. There were several fatal defects in the Articles of Confederation, and one was its presidency. Concerned with the dangerous powers of the king of England and monarchies generally, the first dramers created a presidency which was too weak. The "President of the United States in Congress Assembled" was elected for a one-year term by Congress itself. That "President" had... Special to FreeRepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046577/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:38:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046254/posts OVER THE LAST two centuries, constitutional amendments to abolish or alter the Electoral College have been proposed in Congress more than 700 times. None has ever come close to being adopted - an indication, perhaps, of the existing system's enduring value. The most recent such proposal, introduced by US Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, would eliminate the Electoral College in favor of direct popular election of the president. "If the principle of one-person-one-vote is to mean anything," Nelson declares, "the candidate who wins a majority of the votes should win the presidency." Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046254/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:37:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045439/posts Election 2008 Latest Polls Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045439/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:23:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2044450/posts Backers of the popular vote do not seek to amend the Constitution; they know this is a nonstarter. Instead, a growing "National Popular Vote" (NPV) movement wants state legislatures to instruct their electors to vote for the winner of the greatest number of popular votes in the national election -- regardless of the ballots cast by voters in their own states. Massachusetts (12 electoral votes) may enact an NPV law as early as next week. Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Hawaii (with a total of 50 electoral votes) have already signed on. It's being considered in North Carolina, Rhode Island... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2044450/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:01:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044383/posts With their appeal to independents, Barack Obama and John McCain may scramble the electoral map in November. Others want to go further and throw out the Electoral College completely, replacing this "complicated" and "undemocratic" system with a direct, nationwide popular vote for the presidency. Despite its democratic allure, it's a bad idea. Backers of the popular vote do not seek to amend the Constitution; they know this is a nonstarter. Instead, a growing "National Popular Vote" (NPV) movement wants state legislatures to instruct their electors to vote for the winner of the greatest number of popular votes in the national... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044383/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:58:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042559/posts Massachusetts Presidential Voting System Could Be Changed!!!! The Massachusetts House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bill Wednesday, July 9, 2008 that would change the way Presidents are elected. If passed, H.678 "An Act Relative To The Agreement Among States To Elect The President By National Popular Vote" would place Massachusetts into a group of states that would elect the President and Vice President via a popular vote system. While this is not an obvious Second Amendment bill, it could have a serious impact as it could change who will be appointing future Supreme Court Justices. Currently the... Gun Owners Action League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042559/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:36:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042454/posts Dukakis calls for end to Electoral College Dave Wedge By Dave Wedge Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Calling it “critically important” to eliminate the Electoral College system, former Bay State Gov. Michael Dukakis called on lawmakers to join a growing number of states supporting a switch to a national popular vote to elect the president. “I think it is high time we got rid of the Electoral College and elected our presidents the way we elect every other elected official in the country - by a vote of the people,” Dukakis wrote in a letter e-mailed to state lawmakers yesterday. “The... The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042454/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:42:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031868/posts The constitutional amendment process is a complicated and lengthy affair. This is because we cannot be certain what consequences might arise from a seemingly minor alteration of the Constitution. To be sure, exchanging the electoral-vote system for direct election would adversely impact the entire constitutional and political structure of the United States. To begin, our Constitution is dedicated to securing everybodyÂ’s rights. This requires that we be concerned not only with size, but with the character of the majorities voting our president to office. There are many ways in which our Constitution is configured to prevent simple majorities. â–ª The... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031868/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:03:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028514/posts U S Electoral College and its role in electing a president were discussed in the last article. The contests between Senator John McCain and Senator Barrack Obama in the East, North-east and Middle American states are reviewed here. The Eastern coastal belt has favored the Democrats traditionally. Middle America is strongly Republican. There are eight key states many consider consequential to the final outcome in 2008: namely Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The battles being waged in these states will keep everyone engrossed. The match-up is fascinating and 107 delegates are at stake. In 2004... Asian Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028514/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 22:20:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028064/posts The Electoral College determines the U S Presidency and not the popular vote. When people vote for Barrack Obama or John McCain in November 2008; in fact, they will be voting to elect an electoral college. For example, if sixteen million California voters give a majority of votes to Obama, he would be entitled to 55 Electoral College votes and McCain zero. Electoral College favored George Bush in 2004 as he won a majority of 286 Electoral College votes from 31 states, while John Kerry won 251 votes from 19 states. These Electoral College delegates met in the first week... Asian Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028064/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:15:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027796/posts The U.S. would no longer use the Electoral College to choose its presidents under a proposal introduced Friday by Florida's Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Instead, presidents would be picked by popular vote, a method that would have given former Vice President Al Gore the White House after the contested 2000 election. "It's time for Congress to really give Americans the power of one person, one vote," Nelson said in a statement. But changing the system requires a constitutional amendment and a meat grinder of legislative tests. First, Congress must approve the idea, and then 38 state legislatures must ratify... Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027796/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 04:55:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027775/posts WASHINGTON, June 7 (UPI) -- Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., citing the 2000 presidential election, has introduced an amendment to abolish the Electoral College. Nelson, in a release, pointed to the election of President George W. Bush, even though former Vice President Al Gore had more popular votes, The Hill reported. The election was decided in Florida after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a recount, giving Bush the state and a majority of the Electoral College. Nelson's bill includes the creation of a rotating primary system to avoid disputes like those this year over the Florida and Michigan votes. The Democratic... upi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027775/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 03:39:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027461/posts Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College on Friday, less than a week after the Democrats settled on how to handle delegates from Florida at their national convention. “It’s time for Congress to really give Americans the power of one-person, one-vote, instead of the political machinery selecting candidates and electing our president,” Nelson said in a release announcing the amendment. Nelson had announced he would offer the legislation in an address to his state’s senate in March. Nelson said his principal argument for making the change is that the Electoral College permits a candidate... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027461/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 03:35:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027135/posts IT appears that Hillary Clinton is going to suspend her presidential campaign this weekend, at the urging of Democratic Party leaders and superdelegates. Before that happens, Mrs. Clinton and the superdelegates might want to know this: if the general election were held today, Barack Obama would lose to John McCain, while Mr. McCain would lose to Mrs. Clinton. This conclusion comes not from wishful thinking but from a new method of analysis on the statistics of polls that has been accepted for publication in the journal Mathematical and Computer Modeling. The authors, J. Richard Gott III, a professor at Princeton,... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027135/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 16:30:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020447/posts The case they make for a comfortable McCain win is not beyond reason. Begin with the 2004 electoral map. Add Iowa and Colorado to Obama’s side, since both are considered states Obama could pick off. Then count McCain victories in New Hampshire and Michigan, two states where McCain is competitive. In this scenario, McCain wins the Electoral College 291-246, a larger margin than Bush four years ago. If Obama managed only to win Iowa from Republicans and McCain managed only to win Pennsylvania, McCain would still win by a much greater margin than Bush — 300-237. “McCain is in a... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020447/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 21:59:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019985/posts As we see Barack Obama winning certain cities, regions, and demographics by wide margins, and yet also having a tough time in some states with a lot of electoral votes (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida), it's not unthinkable that he could do what Al Gore did in 2000: Win the popular vote, but lose in the Electoral College. James Boyce examined a plausible scenario at the Huffington Post: Barack Obama will win California and New York and all the blue coastal states by huge margins - he will be millions of votes ahead on the basis of New York, California, Illinois... The National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019985/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 00:29:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019241/posts See http://www.barackobama.com/resultscenter/Hillary has New York, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio and most likely she would have won Florida, those are all must win states for the White House, and Obama has none of them.I love to see an electoral college vote count that ovelays this map. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019241/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 17:45:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992993/posts In a state that has seen its share of electoral problems this decade, Florida’s senior Sen. Bill Nelson made a rare appearance before the state Senate Thursday to unveil sweeping federal election reform legislation that would eliminate the Electoral College. As the state now wrestles with the national Democratic Party to find a solution to seat its 210 delegates at this year’s presidential nominating convention, Nelson noted that “the solution is very elusive,” but that, “If nothing else, this election has provided further evidence that our system is broken.” The Democratic senator, who sued the Democratic National Committee and Chairman... FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992993/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:37:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992917/posts In a state that has seen its share of electoral problems this decade, Florida’s senior Sen. Bill Nelson made a rare appearance before the state Senate Thursday to unveil sweeping federal election reform legislation that would eliminate the Electoral College. As the state now wrestles with the national Democratic Party to find a solution to seat its 210 delegates at this year’s presidential nominating convention, Nelson noted that “the solution is very elusive,” but that, “If nothing else, this election has provided further evidence that our system is broken.” The Democratic senator, who sued the Democratic National Committee and Chairman... FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992917/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:42:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1990016/posts This redirects the attack on the Electoral College by avoiding the amendment process to the US Constitution.   The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is an agreement among U.S. states that would effectively end the electoral college system of presidential elections and replace it with a direct nationwide vote of the people. As of February 2008, this interstate compact has been joined by Maryland and New Jersey; their 25 electoral votes amount to 9.3% of the 270 needed for it to take effect. The compact is based on Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives each state the... various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1990016/posts#comment Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:37:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978548/posts Secretary of State: Popular Vote Would Encourage More People To Vote HARTFORD, Conn. -- Supporters of a state bill to change the way the nation elects the president turned up at a hearing in large numbers Friday. The bill is aimed at eliminating the Electoral College and allowing the national popular vote to determine the country's president. Eyewitness News reported that no one present at the hearing Friday voiced opposition to the passing of the bill. "We have this system that shuts out over two-thirds of the country including Connecticut," said Connecticut native Barry Fatam, who traveled from California to... WFSB.com (Hartford, Conn.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978548/posts#comment Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:38:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972372/posts Ôªø Home 2008 Election Results Election Info Weblogs Guestbook Email Forum News Wiki Links Site Info Store The Electoral College Excerpt from an original document located at Jackson County, MO Election Board In order to appreciate the reasons for the Electoral College, it is essential to understand its historical context and the problem that the Founding Fathers were trying to solve. They faced the difficult question of how to elect a president in a nation that: was composed of thirteen large and small States jealous of their own rights and powers and suspicious of any central national government contained only... U.S. Election Atlas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972372/posts#comment Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:42:40 GMT