The EC cold be better, though. Electoral votes should be cast based on the popular vote at the CONGRESSIONAL district level.
The EC is 538 votes; one for each REP, one for each SENATOR, and three for DC.
Cast them that way: One for the Congressional district. Then, the two that represent the Senators cast based on the net popular vote of the state. And, the three for DC? Cast them based on the popular vote.
Done.
No more metro area control of the entire state.
Here, in Ohio, the popular vote in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, along with Dayton and Toledo (sometimes) means the rest of us count for nothing.
An apportioned model as I described, and my vote become equal to a vote in the metros. And, I have a voice once again.
That’s a good point.
I would add - that early reporting must stop- voter suppression when East coast totals are reported with central wand west coast still voting- reporting after all polls are closed
The one argument I have against such a concept is during recounts. Seems like a losing candidate could pick and choose from congressional districts in numerous states with which to perform recounts. Other than that, it seems like a reasonable concept to implement.
No. Breaking it down that far lends itself too far to gerrymandering.
One possible improvement might be a rule that no single state can comprise more than say 10% of the electoral votes needed to win, and after crossing that threshold needs to be divided. Just need a way to equitably divide it, and then make it static geographically - as the initial gerrymandering would be an issue then too.
It’s not just the general benefit to small states that the EC provides, but that it breaks much of the nation up into size able tipping point units that attention is dispersed among states and not just the high density populations.
It also keeps the number of units manageable...the 2000 election would not have been resolvable if we had to recount 70 districts individually, or the national vote as a whole.
Maybe I misunderstand, but how is this ultimately different from the popular vote?