[cincinnati65]

"AB 2948 would commit California to a compact in which each participating state would cast all its electoral votes for the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes nationwide."

I was following the thread, but had to go back a re-read this part once again. Theoretically, this would mean that 100% of the population of one state could vote for Candidate A, but because Candidate B wins the popular vote nationwide, the electors would be forced to discard the state popular view in favor of the national popular view, and vote Candidate B.

So going back to this idiot's first grade premise, since when does a candidate that is unanimously elected in a state, by the population of the state, not win the state's electors? This is absolutely insane.

[kabar]

So going back to this idiot's first grade premise, since when does a candidate that is unanimously elected in a state, by the population of the state, not win the state's electors? This is absolutely insane.

Not so insane. The states can award their electoral votes any way they want as long as its citizens agree to it. This is not something coming from a bunch of nuts. It is a very serious challenge to our electoral process supported by the NYT, Chicago Sun Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and others.

EVERY VOTE EQUAL: A State-Based Plan For Electing The President By National Popular Vote

[Ichneumon]

"AB 2948 would commit California to a compact in which each participating state would cast all its electoral votes for the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes nationwide."
I was following the thread, but had to go back a re-read this part once again. Theoretically, this would mean that 100% of the population of one state could vote for Candidate A, but because Candidate B wins the popular vote nationwide, the electors would be forced to discard the state popular view in favor of the national popular view, and vote Candidate B.

Yeah, when I read that I was just thinking, "imagine the screaming from California's liberals the first time that all of California's electoral votes get thrown to a *Republican* even though the majority of Californians voted for the *Democrat*...