[goldfinch]

"Maine's (electoral votes) are split, and while they've never actually split they may split this year," she says. "George W. Bush has gone to Maine 12 times for one electoral vote. I totally reject that argument."

Gee, Ms Brown, don’t you think the President’s visits to Maine might have something to do with the fact his parents live there? Either Julie Brown is a fool or she thinks her fellow Coloradoans are.

This measure will not pass.

[Paleo Conservative]

"George W. Bush has gone to Maine 12 times for one electoral vote. I totally reject that argument."

Gee, Ms Brown, don?t you think the President?s visits to Maine might have something to do with the fact his parents live there?

Some of the polls indicate W is close to winning the Maine. If he won the state but split the districts, he would pick up a net of two electoral votes. Of course this is still a smaller net pickup than any other state or the District of Columbia. Nebraska which also theoretically splits its electoral votes by district not proportionally has also never actually had its congressional districts diverge from the state-wide vote. Why should larger states decrease their impact when small states are unlikely to split their votes?