[savedbygrace]

This is kaka from Dukakis. The initiative referred to in the article would not eliminate the Electoral College. Rather, it would direct that a State’s Electoral votes would have to go to the candidate who gets the most popular votes.

That means the person who wins the most votes in the major metropolitan areas, like LA, NY, Chicago, Dallas, etc., would win the popular vote and force small States to change their EC votes from one candidate to the other.

Therefore, it would actually give smaller States LESS of a voice in the election of the President.

[gridlock]

So, when there is a close election with a Republican winning the popular vote, we can count on the legislature and political powerbrokers in a die-hard liberal state, like Massachusetts, to go against the overwhelming will of their electorate and cast their votes for the Democrat.

Suuuuure you will.

Think about it for a minute. It would be a sure fire winner for them to abrogate any agreement between Election Day and the day of voting in the Electoral College. They would earn the everlasting gratitude of their voters, and there would be no political down-side at all. It's a no-brainer!