This move would actually benefit the GOP far more than the Democrats. It effectively puts California into play with a high probability of going red, whereas right now it's a sure-bet blue state.
The frist time that the GOP wins an election with this, it's a sure bet that it will be quietly rescinded the next sessions by the dems.
That's what the Dems would like you to believe. If the GOP was able to win the majority of votes nationally, California wouldn't matter very much. If the we had a repeat of 2000 with a close vote in both the popular and electoral vote, the states belonging to the compact could swing the election. It is comparable to the gang of 14 in the Senate.
The Dems run up their big majorities in a few key states. They are in reality the urban party. If they can run up large margins of victory in states like California, Illinois, and New York, they may be able to reverse electoral victories in smaller states that are part of the compact.
If this is such a good deal for the Reps, why do you think it is primarily the Dems that are pushing this?
No offense, but what have you been smoking? This is an obvious power grab just like the gang of fourteen pulled. If this catches on, there will be hell to pay. Small red states will have no voice at all, and rats will win every presidential election from here on out. When considering the proposal in connection with voter demographics, it would completely undermine electoral choice.
Explain how you figure that. I didn't think we could change the Electoral College voting system without an amendment to the Consitution .. so why do you think this would end up benefitting the repubs more than the dems ..??
That's exactly what I was thinking. All a republican candidate would have to do is win the popular vote, and they get all of California's electoral votes. If they were doing this in 2004, Bush wouldn't have even needed Ohio. He could have also lost a couple of other smaller states and still won.
Yep. And as soon as a Republican wins and all those Californian electoral votes get cast for the Republican there will be a massive explosion of moonbat heads. As soon as California "turns red" these Democrat politicians are going to have to explain to the voters why their votes "didn't count".