[Impy]

Um pal having it go by congressional district is not the same thing as rural votes “counting more”

It’s the same principle as the electoral college applied to the states. That you should have some kind of wider geographic appeal and not just run up the numbers in a certain area. What the hell is the problem with that? Note that congressional districts are based on population so rural districts are not smaller than city districts in the same state.

As to explaining it to a Black guy in Chicago I say good luck explaining it to any member of the politically ignorant and simple masses. “Electrical college”? What’s that?

I’d also say that 9 of 10 Black guys in Chicago wouldn’t vote Republican if you payed them so who cares what they think. They have all their eggs in one basket so the GOP has little reason to seek their input. That’s their bed that they are choosing to lie in. The 1 in 10 that are Republicans would support this.

Frankly this is the best idea the GOP has had in a while. To hell with this disingenuous propaganda article and the 10000 others that have been written (by liberals).

I don’t believe fraud was Obama’s margin of victory but it certainly padded it. It’s time to fight back, this is an innovative, good, and legal way to do it. And there is little they can do to stand in the way to stop it, only weak -willed wussy Republicans can stop it.

If every state did this it would be keeping more with the principles of the EC. Back then they were worried about state versus state, North versus South. Now it’s dem-packed urban strongholds within states against the rest of the state.

[GOPsterinMA]

Just to break up the RATS getting all of CA and NY it’s worth it.

“As to explaining it to a Black guy in Chicago...”

Thank God the NHL is back!

[fractionated]

First the gerrymandering problem needs to be solved.

[cripplecreek]

I’m pushing it in my state and I don’t care what others do.

The Detroit fraud alone makes it hard for rural districts to justify voting at all. We know we’re going to lose so why bother.

Making all the districts within a state electorally equal makes perfect sense.

[SunkenCiv]

Well said.

[PhilCollins]

I agree that the proposal is a good one. If the proposed system was used, last year, Romney would have won about 25 electoral votes in California. If every state allocates electoral votes according to the proposed change, presidential candidates would campaign in more states, instead of only caring about several states.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Frankly this is the best idea the GOP has had in a while. To hell with this disingenuous propaganda article and the 10000 others that have been written (by liberals).
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If every state did this it would be keeping more with the principles of the EC. Back then they were worried about state versus state, North versus South. Now it’s dem-packed urban strongholds within states against the rest of the state.”

Here's some things to consider, I know I have a habit of being the party pooper.

So far a couple of states VA and FL have chickened out on this. That is because the Dems are making it an issue.
Last year Dems used some of the new states voting laws: voter ID + limiting voting times to get out the minority Dem vote. They calling it ‘voter suppression and they broadcast it to get them out to vote. This is likely a reason those states chickened out now on this.

Back in 2006 the Republican congress under GWB re-authorized the Voting Rights Act as is.(to get minority votes I assume.) ‘
That Federal law requires many ‘Southern states’ including VA and FL to get permission from the justice department before changing ANY election laws. This was used last year to kill new voting ID laws in some states.

So I am not optimistic about this going anywhere.