“The Democratic base is growing inexorably, while the Republican base is shriveling. Already, California, Illinois and New York are lost. The GOP has not carried any of the three in five presidential elections. When Texas — where whites are a minority and a declining share of the population — tips, how does the GOP put together an electoral majority?”
Hey, Rubio—do you know how to count?
Pat Buchanan Bump.
Thanks, rmlew.
The answer to Presidential elections is simple.
At the state level, change the apportioning of presidential electors from a winner take all system to the selection of individual electors from individual congressional districts.
It’s already being done in Nebraska, and in some states would dilute the disproportionate influence of large cities over the balance of the population.
Consider how ballot stuffing in Chicago now overrides the vote of rural Illinois, how Gary overrides rural Indiana, how Detroit overrides rural Michigan, and how a different electoral structure would re-balance that. Then look to key swing states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, and see what a different country we could become with a few small changes.