[mcg1969]

You may not believe it but many Freepers apparently don't mind the idea.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1309093/posts

Amazing.

[Hu Gadarn]

Is it just me or do the 'rats seem bent on self destruction.... I don't know if the electoral college needs to be revamped but a straight up popular vote might be a good thing. A true democracy is something that is achievable with todays technology.

[this_ol_patriot]

Go with the popular vote and Bush won big time, go by district and Bush would have had PA and from the looks of it a lot of NY too.

[Alberta's Child]

That idea discussed in that thread is not the same as the elimination of the Electoral College. That thread contains some very interesting ideas about replacing a "winner takes all" system for each state with one in which candidates are awarded electoral votes based on congressional districts (and the candidate who gets the most votes statewide gets the two additional electoral votes for the two U.S. Senators). That's exactly how Maine and Nebraska already apportion their electoral votes.