emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
Dear USMB and Political Friends:
My friend Lonnie and I disagree on the Electoral College.
He thinks it should be eliminated all together, and just use popular vote only.
We both agree it defeats the whole purpose of the Electoral College, which is to
include all states, if the candidates start targeting just the swing states to get all their votes from the other candidate.
I say it should be reformed, where the winners does not take all the votes per state
but the % that reflects the proportion of the popular vote they actually won per state. So this would fulfill the purpose of the EC, which is to make sure all states are included regardless of population. It would still be by percentage, and would still reward the candidate winning the most popular votes, but would include all states equally by "proportion" of their population voting this way or that way, REGARDLESS of what size their population is compared with other states.
What do you think of this idea?
And since the 2012 election will be close to 50/50
would you sign a petition to the College Electors to vote by proportion
instead of winner takes all?
I would love to get your input and ideas.
Thank you very much!
Emily Nghiem
My friend Lonnie and I disagree on the Electoral College.
He thinks it should be eliminated all together, and just use popular vote only.
We both agree it defeats the whole purpose of the Electoral College, which is to
include all states, if the candidates start targeting just the swing states to get all their votes from the other candidate.
I say it should be reformed, where the winners does not take all the votes per state
but the % that reflects the proportion of the popular vote they actually won per state. So this would fulfill the purpose of the EC, which is to make sure all states are included regardless of population. It would still be by percentage, and would still reward the candidate winning the most popular votes, but would include all states equally by "proportion" of their population voting this way or that way, REGARDLESS of what size their population is compared with other states.
What do you think of this idea?
And since the 2012 election will be close to 50/50
would you sign a petition to the College Electors to vote by proportion
instead of winner takes all?
I would love to get your input and ideas.
Thank you very much!
Emily Nghiem