‘I know I saw results from the 2000 election that said that counting EC votes by congressional district + 2 for the winner of the state’s total vote still had Bush winning.’
such a configuration would have tremendous impact on a state like Pennsylvania, or as they say, Alabama in between Philly and Pittsburg...18 CD’s 13 controlled by Pubs, 5 by Dems; instead of 20 EV’s for the Dems, they’d get 7 if they win the state...
True enough, but it also flips Texas around some, too. There are liberal enclaves in TX, just like every other state...
After the election I did some back of the envelope calculations, +2 EV for every state won, and dividing the rest based on the House of Reps elections. IIRC, the results were roughly the same.