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re: Electoral College and common misconceptions
Posted on 12/3/16 at 6:31 pm to ballscaster
Posted on 12/3/16 at 6:31 pm to ballscaster
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Counterpoint: Nebraska does it the way you want the states to do it (electoral votes cast in proportion to state's popular vote). If you have four electoral votes, and Trump wins 51%-49%, and your electors cast two votes for each Trump and Clinton, you have muted your entire state's voice because you haven't moved the needle.
I'd rather mute a few percentage points either way in a close race than mute a full 49% of a state.
Plus, small discrepancies, which could result from illegal or miscounted votes, wouldn't effect the election.
Lastly, all states would become potential swing states, spreading the campaign trail more evenly.
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Posted on 12/3/16 at 7:50 pm to cahoots
Agree. 100%
Posted on 12/3/16 at 8:23 pm to cahoots
quote:That's just it. Winner-takes-all mutes up to 50%, while a proportional election mutes up to 100%.
I'd rather mute a few percentage points either way in a close race than mute a full 49% of a state.
quote:Quite the opposite. Swing states would be the most muted. Losing 53-47 in Ohio? Big deal—you'll still get half their votes. In winner-take-all, you stand to gain tens of votes by campaigning more.
all states would become potential swing states,
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