But she still gets delegates. What a screwed up system.
But enough for her to win!
I disagree. While I believe in the Electoral College I have no problem with states like Maine that award via Congressional district.
Now of course this is a primary season but if the Republicans didn't have a winner-take-all format for so many contests then we would have seen a continued battle that McCain never would have survived. The winner-take-all format, when split among multiple candidates, allows for manipulations/deals such as we saw in WV. Nominations should be hard to achieve - not easier. The threshhold for number of delegates one would need to win the nomination would have to be lowered but I like to see a better representation of the party's support spread out. It allows the eventual winner to tailor their message to those concerns raised and at the same time seems to allow a more representative view of the depth of conservative opinion. Fred and Duncan could have very well still been in the mix until Super Tuesday and beyond. Candidates would still be cutting out but their totals would better reflect their success and failure.
But again the Electoral College is a little different because then essentially only two candidates are in the hunt and the whole idea of winner-take-all has a better application. Still imagine if , say, California, was not always a surefire win for Dems but was split up (and yes visa-versa)?