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Why don’t states use an electoral college style system for elections?
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:11 am
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:11 am
The small population, rural counties afre effectively meaningless in many states.
Why not model their votes after the EC? Or are they prohibited from doing so?
Why not model their votes after the EC? Or are they prohibited from doing so?
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Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:13 am to weagle99
I assume you mean for governors only?
I still don't like the idea
I still don't like the idea
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:13 am to weagle99
Because States don’t want to.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:13 am to weagle99
Because Trump idiots will riot if it does not go their way??
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:13 am to weagle99
Could you imagine the gerrymandering that would take place? 
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:14 am to weagle99
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The small population, rural counties afre effectively meaningless in many states.
Why do you want them to be over-represented?
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:15 am to weagle99
If a state wants to do that, it can. States run elections, which is why we're still waiting on NV and AZ, and Murkowski won in Alaska. Different states. Different rules.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:16 am to weagle99
I'd go for that. Would prevent big city Dems from choosing state leaders despite never seeing an unpaved road.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:17 am to SlowFlowPro
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Why do you want them to be over-represented?
Are smaller states over represented with the national EC and is that a bad thing?
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:21 am to SlowFlowPro
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Why do you want them to be over-represented?
Why. Now they are under represented. The needs out in the rural areas of a state are vastly different than in the cities. Do you think the needs of Places like Coushatta in Red River Parrish are the same as in Baton Rouge or New Orleans.
That’s why we have EC for presidential election. Otherwise New York and California would basically pick the president every time. Do you think they have the same issues and needs of Iowa or Kansas or Wyoming or West Virginia.
The EC was one of the smartest ideas our founding fathers had.
Sure wish they had thought of term limits.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:26 am to weagle99
If states used an electoral system, Democrats would never win an election outside of San Francisco, NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Portland.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:27 am to weagle99
I've wondered the same thing. Win a few burroughs in NYC and win NY; the rest of the state be damned.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:28 am to weagle99
quote:My Yorkie and I could have counted the votes in most of these House races by now. Then you want to complicate it further by tossing the EC in there?
The small population, rural counties afre effectively meaningless in many states.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:29 am to weagle99
I like each county gets one vote.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:31 am to weagle99
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Are smaller states over represented with the national EC
Yes
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and is that a bad thing?
Depends on who you ask.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:32 am to weagle99
That ship has sailed. It would likely require a change in the States constitution which usually requires a higher than 50% threshold (might be 60 or 70%, depending on state). The big city voters would never vote to change it nowadays even if they tried. Had they done it 200 years ago it might have passed.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:32 am to Kingshakabooboo
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Why. Now they are under represented. The needs out in the rural areas of a state are vastly different than in the cities.
But their populations are also vastly different.
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Do you think the needs of Places like Coushatta in Red River Parrish are the same as in Baton Rouge or New Orleans.
No, but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
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That’s why we have EC for presidential election. Otherwise New York and California would basically pick the president every time. Do you think they have the same issues and needs of Iowa or Kansas or Wyoming or West Virginia.
The EC was one of the smartest ideas our founding fathers had.
I imagine you vote Republican pretty often, saying this.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:33 am to Diamondawg
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My Yorkie and I could have counted the votes in most of these House races by now. Then you want to complicate it further by tossing the EC in there?
They just want to rig more elections in their perceived group's favor. Nobody has given a real explanation as to why this is good.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:38 am to weagle99
nebraska and Maine do something you may see as like your idea.
nebraska gives 1 ev to Omaha. and ev to two more rural slices.
Maine gives 1 ev to the thin slice of coastal villages and a couple cities and 1 ev to the rural 85% of the state area of mountain and farm.
nebraska gives 1 ev to Omaha. and ev to two more rural slices.
Maine gives 1 ev to the thin slice of coastal villages and a couple cities and 1 ev to the rural 85% of the state area of mountain and farm.
Posted on 11/11/22 at 7:39 am to CelticDog
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nebraska and Maine do something you may see as like your idea.
nebraska gives 1 ev to Omaha. and ev to two more rural slices.
Maine gives 1 ev to the thin slice of coastal villages and a couple cities and 1 ev to the rural 85% of the state area of mountain and farm.
otto they're talking about intrastate EC-style systems
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