Posted on 07/08/2008 9:42:48 AM PDT by buccaneer81
Dukakis calls for end to Electoral College Dave Wedge By Dave Wedge Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Calling it “critically important” to eliminate the Electoral College system, former Bay State Gov. Michael Dukakis called on lawmakers to join a growing number of states supporting a switch to a national popular vote to elect the president.
“I think it is high time we got rid of the Electoral College and elected our presidents the way we elect every other elected official in the country - by a vote of the people,” Dukakis wrote in a letter e-mailed to state lawmakers yesterday. “The overwhelming majority of the American people do, too.”
So far, Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois and Hawaii have supported electing the president through a national popular vote. A bill to add Massachusetts to that list is pending on Beacon Hill.
In his missive, Dukakis, who ran for president in 1988, admitted that he focused mainly on swing states during the stretch run of his race.
“Under the current system, running for president means just one thing: focus on the so-called swing states,” he wrote. “I did it. Al Gore did it. John Kerry did it, and our Republican opponents did it, too.”
“A big turnout in Massachusetts and many other states is irrelevant to winning the election. Only winning the swing states matters.”
Dukakis said a national popular vote would help a smaller state like Massachusetts have a bigger impact on presidential politics. States get one electoral vote for each member of their congressional delegation but under the new initiative would give all those votes to the winner of the popular vote nationwide.
"Dukakis For What?!"
Whatta dolt. They just don’t want anyone out of the teeming “blue states” to have a voice in the process.
Both dead & otherwise
If the Democrats were to ever achieve this wet dream of theirs, they would richly deserve the results (aka, anarchy, rebellion and lawlessness).
Why are democrats always against processes that the Constitution lays out?
Hey Guv, we’re not changing the Constitution around just because YOU think it’s the thing to do.
So basically let’s just let Los Angeles, NY and Chicago elect our President from now on.
Dukakis lost by over 7 million votes.
Oh for crying out loud! Dukakis doesn’t think that candidates will stop focusing on certain states if the Electoral College is eliminated?? They’ll be all over California, Texas, Illinois and NEVER darken the doors of Alaska, and about half of the western United States.
Good thing this will never pass.
Can you even imagine what a nightmare a nationwide recount would be????
Why bother to have states at all then... we can just elect the President of LA/NY. No thinks Mike. Go study some history.
How bout an end to Dukakis? Advice from idiots serves no useful purpose.
The Electoral College is one of the last firebreaks left in the Constitution.
Let me see, Dukakis, Dukakis...you were famous for something fifty years ago, but I can't place it. Wern't you one of Madonna's former husbands?
Like clock work, some brain-dead Dim will trot out this old nag again.
Because they hate the constitution for restricting their power over the little people.
Is this not sedition?
The sad thing about this whole affair is that if someone wanted to put their state into play they could just adopt the Nebraska system internally...
But as a political show its pure gold..
I say we just call for the end of Dukakis stupidity and call it a day.
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