Clearly, with these past elections closer to 50/50 between liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans, we are outgrowing this system of "winner takes all."
It makes no sense to have just one party in office at a time, representing and defending the interests of their party "unequally" while half the nation is denied equal defense and representation. How can we expect to enforce Constitutional equal protections of the law for all people this way? Is this a baseball game, where we take turns at bat, facing opponents who try to block anyone on the other team from scoring?
And dividing the US States into target votes, to try to outnumber opponents and take control over more territory like a "RISK" game. How is this representing all people across the board? When you only care to get enough votes to outnumber the rest who don't count?
Is this really what America has come to?
Why not require the President to win BOTH the popular vote AND the electoral vote.
Not either/or, but BOTH. And if neither wins by a strong enough majority (maybe we should increase it to 2/3 or 3/4), then share the responsibility for representation between the two party teams. Have an External President and Vice President to handle foreign policy and federal issues. And an Internal President and Vice President to negotiate with people and states on local domestic issues.
Why not COUNT what % of States votes went for either Party candidate, and create an "internal Vice President" position for the candidate with the second highest votes to serve as Mediator over a council or parliamentary coalition of party reps proportionally from each State, to redress and resolve partisan conflicts so that all people of ALL parties and views are represented in public policy decisions coming out of Federal and State governments.
Such a commission of reps per Party and State could also serve as a "check" against contested decisions, policies, or reforms on all levels of government, fielding complaints and directing them to the appropriate office or process for redressing those grievances so conflicts do not backlog govt with unresolved issues, waste or abuse, bad legislation, or political deadlocks.
Ralph Nader wrote the legislation that started the Consumer Protection and Occupational Safety systems. Why not model legislation after the OSHA grievance process for citizens and states to redress grievances DIRECTLY with corporations and federal govt so we have more access and accountability?
Why can't we have BOTH elected representation AND direct channels for representation, such as organizing these by party and/or by issue. Why not hire lawyers and elect leaders who can MEDIATE and resolve conflicts to create policies that represent people equally.
Why are we buying into politics, and then complaining when govt does not represent or defend our interests? What are we paying for and voting for anyway?
It's okay princess, prince freebus or whatever the head of the GOP's name is has the same problem you do; yeast infections.
That and you can't come up with the electoral math to fulfill your rhetoric. So all you have are one-liners and shrill screams of foul play.
Too bad.
So sad.
Are you so stupid that you're telling me I can't come up with my numbers out of this collection?
Are you that ignorant? Are you that much of a quibbling little *****?
Unfortunately, the answer is yes.
You really are a quibbling *****.
Make me a sandwich, ***** and shut the **** up
Apparently you're proving just how impotent you are since you can't identify the votes. Look, you brought up 2016 and the supposed bloodbath for the Dems. Asking you to develop your thesis as to where the GOP will get the 64 votes and why those states will flip shouldn't be a problem unless you were just talking out of your ass.
Since all you seem to have are personal attacks and, of course, terms derogatory to women, it's clear you have nothing other than your sad, skewed opinions to back up your fantasy.
I love that you are the poster child for republicans; call someone a "*****" and when they don't knuckle under...call them a "*****" again and see if that works. It's easy to see why you're alone.
