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  • GOP plan could jeopardize Pennsylvania's political clout

    09/13/2011 6:57:10 AM PDT · by Vigilanteman · 48 replies
    TRIBUNE-REVIEW (Pittsburgh area) ^ | 13 September 2011 | Mike Wereschagin and Brad Bumsted
    Republicans in charge of the General Assembly want to change how the state hands out its electoral votes, a move that could reshape the national electoral strategies of future presidents and diminish Pennsylvania's role in choosing the country's leader. Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi wants to allocate the 20 electoral votes Pennsylvania will have in the next election according to who wins each of 18 congressional districts, plus two more for whoever wins the statewide popular vote, rather than the winner-take-all system the state now uses. . . . Some analysts said it wouldn't be worth it for campaigns to...