[trumandogz]

Yes, McCain was a bad candidate but none of the Republicans that ran for the nomination in 2008 would have beat Obama.

However, without the EC a decent GOP Candidate could have campaigned in Texas, California and New York and may have been able to cut into the 9,000,000 vote margin that McCain lost to Obama.

[Repeal 16-17]

However, without the EC a decent GOP Candidate could have campaigned in Texas, California and New York and may have been able to cut into the 9,000,000 vote margin that McCain lost to Obama.

First, that is pure speculation. Why would the absence of the Electoral College affect the Republican nomination process or any State's ballot access laws?

Second, to abolish the Electoral College is to destroy the States' role in all future Presidential elections. We don't allows win the Presidency with the Electoral College (that's not its purpose), but we will have almost no chance of so winning without it.

[iopscusa]

What is it with your foregone conclusions? ‘none of the Republicans that ran for the nomination in 2008 would have beat Obama’ and I paraphrase, ‘BO most certainly is qualified under the US constitution for POTUS’.
Jeez, you are one smug FReeper, reminds me of Dane and the Illegal Immigration threads.

[Arkinsaw]

However, without the EC a decent GOP Candidate could have campaigned in Texas, California and New York and may have been able to cut into the 9,000,000 vote margin that McCain lost to Obama.

The most efficient strategy would be to promise the most goodies where the most people are and run up vote totals in those locations. I suspect there would not be much fun for rural folks.

A sure way to destroy a Republic.