[Turbo Pig]

I disagree with using a percentage of the popular vote to break out electoral votes. That method still gives the election power to population heavy areas, which will always be pro-government largess.

I do think that the electoral votes should be distributed via congressional district break out, though. 1 electoral vote goes to the winner of the popular vote in each house district, in a state. 2 electoral votes, representing the ones for the senatorial districts, are cast for the winner of the popular vote, state wide.

The system described makes it important to hit areas that have traditionally been ignored, while still giving weight to the larger states with more Congressional districts and population. I'm sure there is a flaw there somewhere, so go ahead and deconsrtuct, please.

[John W]

talktous@rockymountainnews.com

[dufekin]

The flaw in your reasoning is that Congressional districts are so intensely gerrymandered that the real fight for the Presidency would devolve upon the authorities in each of the respective states that determine Congressional district boundaries. Absent the redistricting effort of last year, Texas, for example, might deliver a majority of its electoral votes for Kerry rather than all to Bush.

Extremely few members of Congress face any serious challenger during any give election cycle, and granting each district an electoral vote only would increase the gerrymandering incentive and quite possibly the frequency of hyper-partisan redistricting battles. The number of Congressional districts in serious contention during any given Presidential election very well might be even fewer than the number of states now in contention.

The election, therefore, almost certainly would be an exercise in futility, its results essentially preordained by a partisan political machine.

[Remember_Salamis]

"I disagree with using a percentage of the popular vote to break out electoral votes. That method still gives the election power to population heavy areas, which will always be pro-government largess.

I do think that the electoral votes should be distributed via congressional district break out, though. 1 electoral vote goes to the winner of the popular vote in each house district, in a state. 2 electoral votes, representing the ones for the senatorial districts, are cast for the winner of the popular vote, state wide.

The system described makes it important to hit areas that have traditionally been ignored, while still giving weight to the larger states with more Congressional districts and population. I'm sure there is a flaw there somewhere, so go ahead and deconsrtuct, please."

-- I 100% agree!

[rwfromkansas]

Nebraska and Maine supposedly have a system similar to that.

That sounds reasonable.

Not this Colorado straight PR system.

Folks..if we go go PR, this will change the very nature of our political system for the worse. PR systems like Germany's create enormous divisions with huge numbers of political parties.

That is not a good thing.

This is very disturbing.

I pray it fails to pass.