Thursday, August 07, 2008

Electoral College

The more and more I think about it, I personally don't think there should be any "winner take all" states. Each congressional district should get one electoral vote, with the person with the plurality of the electoral votes in a state winning the 2 "Senate" electoral votes.

Simple example:

Virginia 2004 election:
13 Electoral Votes, George W. Bush

New York 2004 election:
31 Electoral Votes, John Kerry

Texas 2004 election:
34 Electoral Votes, George W. Bush


Virginia 2008 hypothetical election:
10 Electoral Votes, John McCain (8 Electoral Votes from congressional districts, 2 Senate from "winning" the state)
3 Electoral Votes, Barack Obama

New York 2008 hypothetical election:
25 Electoral Votes, Barack Obama (23 Electoral Votes from congressional districts, 2 Senate from "winning" the state)
6 Electoral Votes, John McCain

Texas 2008 hypothetical election:
21 Electoral Votes, John McCain (19 Electoral Votes from congressional districts, 2 Senate from "winning" the state)
13 Electoral Votes, Barack Obama

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