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Colorado Dividing Up Electoral Vote - Good or Bad?
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Originally posted by Not Me
I like the way Neb or maybe it is Maine does it. It is winner takes all by congressional district and both state-wide electoral votes go to the winner of the state-wide popular vote.
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If you think the way Congress is gerrymandered now is a problem -- and really, who doesn't? (hi RT!) -- wait 'til that gerrymandering also affects the presidential election. Neither Maine (4) and Nebraska (5) have only a few voters, so it's hard to really rig the system, but in California (e.g.), you've got a smaller number of really GOP-leaning districts, and many more that Dems can win. Under the ME/NE system, the state's electoral votes would go disproportionately Dem.
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Last edited by Tyrone Slothrop; 10-18-2004 at 09:31 PM..
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