A district method would make ALL states competitive. A Democratic candidate would even be able to pick up a couple of electoral votes in the South and Mountain West where its no go territory for them. Ditto for the GOP candidate in California, Michigan and the Northeast. Candidates could no longer ignore certain states anymore since no state would be a "lock" for one party. Its certainly more democratic than the unit rule which disregards voters who voted for the losing candidate in a state. I don't see how depriving such voters of being represented by their candidate accords with the rules of fair play and the way the popular vote is supposed to work. I suspect if the district method were applied nationwide, the results would be a wash: neither of the two parties would gain an advantage over the other on Election Day.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Is everyone here really this bad at math, or have they given up on thinking?
This is the same as letting only the present Congress vote for president.