Remembering something devilishly tasty: The Dems demanding that the Electoral Vote be dropped, and the Popular Vote be used.
Let’s listen now to their reaction.....
** crickets **
Actually, California, New York, Vermont, New Jersey, North Carolina, DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington, Pennsylvania and Illinois have entered into an interstate compact, and have provided by legislation, that their electors MUST vote for the winner of the popular vote.
Now, the interstate compact, not being approved by Congress, is invalid on its face (article I s.10), but the state laws are not only valild, but implicate the sole power of State Legislatures to govern the chusing of Electors (Article II s.1).
THEREFORE, according to the methods determined by the sovereign legislatures of New York, California, and the rest, if Romney/Ryan win the NPV those blue, blue states are REQUIRED, by the perfectly Constitutional powers their legislatures have ALREADY CHOSEN TO EXERCISE, to award 172 Electoral votes to Mssrs. Romney and Ryan.
Bwahahahaahaha! It’s true! Look it up!
Their reaction would be entirely consistent...
“whatever method makes us win”
The GOP candidate’s share of the vote in Ohio correlates very closely with his share of the national vote.
In 2008, McCain earned 46.5% of the national popular vote; his Ohio share was 47.3%. In 2004, George W. Bush earned 50.7% of the national popular vote; his Ohio share was 51%. In 2000, George W. Bush earned about 48% of the national popular vote; his Ohio share was 52%.
You can go back even further, but the results are the same - GOP candidates tend to equal or over perform their national popular vote percentage. I feel confident in predicting that if Romney is leading in the national polls on Election Day, he will carry Ohio.