[Uncle Slayton]

The Electoral College must be left in place, but we need to develop a strategy as to what to do if in 2012 or another year that the Republican wins the popular vote while losing the Electoral College vote.

The best strategy may be to encourage enough electors from states that go Democratic to switch their votes to the Republican candidate.

Or, make sure that the GOP always controls Congress so that when the vote of the Electoral College is certified that they take into account the popular vote.

While keeping the Electoral College is vital, there needs to be a mechanism to keep the presidency from being stolen by a current and perhaps future Democratic advantages in larger states.

[socialism_stinX]

I don't think that's such a good idea. If we lose the electoral vote, then we lose, regardless of the national popular vote. That goes for the democrats too. We can't have it both ways.

But I agree with you about fighting vote fraud and stolen elections. That's the right way to make sure we don't lose any of the swing states to vote fraud, and that will help us win more presidential elections in the future.

[bigdaddy45]

Your argument makes no sense. On the one hand you want to maintain the Electoral College, but on the other hand “only if my guy wins.

If Romney wins the popular vote, but loses in the EC, this “National Popular Vote” nonsense will fade to oblivion at light speed. No way are libs from California and New York going to support a scheme that could potentially put a Republican in over a Democrat.