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To: Kolath
Gore said that many voters who live outside the dozen or so battleground states are cheated by the system that allocates delegates from the state level on a winner-take-all basis.

Unless I'm confused, any state can opt to allocate delegates proportionally or in any other way it sees fit. The Constitution does not require winner-take-all.

Of course, any state that does so immediately becomes a great deal less important in the presidential election. Which is why they don't.

That said, it should be pointed out that the Electoral College functioned as intended only in the first two elections. Ever since its functionality, to the extent it has any, bears absolutely no resemblance to that intended by the Founders.

16 posted on 08/31/2012 8:22:38 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan
That said, it should be pointed out that the Electoral College functioned as intended only in the first two elections. Ever since its functionality, to the extent it has any, bears absolutely no resemblance to that intended by the Founders.

Total nonsense....do you want the throngs of idiots in New York and California to solely elect our leaders???? The electoral college gives proportional representation to all!

31 posted on 08/31/2012 9:11:34 PM PDT by terycarl
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To: Sherman Logan

The electoral college makes it more difficult for a numerous interest group whose beliefs are alien to our ideals to overwhelm the system with a lock-step vote. I think that this probably was the intent of the founders.

One gross example: Obama’s Justice Dept disallowing polling places to check voter I.D.’s with the obvious intention of having his constituents and illegal aliens vote multiple times.


39 posted on 08/31/2012 11:01:33 PM PDT by haroldeveryman
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