Revamping The Voting System For President

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Count EC by congressional district and give the state EC to the Senator candidate that wins.

 

[AZrailwhale]

I think most of us would agree that the voting system needs some tweaking one way or another. I propose we get rid of the winner take all electoral vote system employed by most states and, instead, have one vote for each county in the country. The winner of that particular county is one vote for president. There are 3,143 counties in the US and each one would get one vote and the presidential winner would get the majority of the counties' votes. We would also allow for more credible parties in each county, and any serious independents providing enough signatures to qualify.

So, the results could wind up being something like:

1325 votes for the republican

1300 votes for the democrat

200 votes for the libertarian

150 votes for the progressives

100 votes for the green party

10 votes for this party

10 votes for that party

10 votes for this party

10 votes for that party

10 votes for this party

10 votes for that party

and 8 votes for various independents.

Now I know that Democrats will be totally against this but I was curious what everyone else thought.

No crap the democrats would be against it; they would never win another election. The only reason they win now is the megacities control the votes for entire states. Take away SF, Sacramento, LA and San Diego and California is a solid red state. Same thing with NY, take away NYC and Albany and the state turns red.

 

[AZrailwhale]

One man, one vote

Doesn’t matter if you are in the city or own a farm
Doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman
Doesn’t matter if you are old or young

Your vote counts the same

The problem with that is the cities are full of people who either directly benefit from the government or work for it at one level or another. They will vote for the pro-large government candidate no matter how bad he/she is for the country as a whole.

 

[rightwinger]

The problem with that is the cities are full of people who either directly benefit from the government or work for it at one level or another. They will vote for the pro-large government candidate no matter how bad he/she is for the country as a whole.

And farmers benefit from generous government farm subsidies and price controls.
Let everyone vote in their own best interests.

One man, one vote

 

[80zephyr]

And farmers benefit from generous government farm subsidies and price controls.
Let everyone vote in their own best interests.

One man, one vote

There is one man, one vote already. The state tabulates the votes and backs the candidate that the majority of the state voted for.

 

[rightwinger]

There is one man, one vote already. The state tabulates the votes and backs the candidate that the majority of the state voted for.

The Presidential votes in some states count more than others

 

[80zephyr]

The Presidential votes in some states count more than others

Set up that way so more populated states don't control the country.

 

[M14 Shooter]

Set up that way so more populated states don't control the country.

Correct.
2016 is a prime example of the Electoral College working as intended.

 

[rightwinger]

Set up that way so more populated states don't control the country.

Which gives unjustified political power to smaller states

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Which gives unjustified political power to smaller states

Founders disagree with you. I don't.

 

[MarathonMike]

How stupid is that?

The county of Los Angeles has ten million people
The county of Buttfuk Texas has ten thousand

You want them to count the same?

Works for me!

 

[80zephyr]

Which gives unjustified political power to smaller states

An election in your view would cause all the candidates to ignore small states.

Forever.

 

[rightwinger]

An election in your view would cause all the candidates to ignore small states.

Forever.

That is why we have a Senate where every state is equal

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I think most of us would agree that the voting system needs some tweaking one way or another. I propose we get rid of the winner take all electoral vote system employed by most states and, instead, have one vote for each county in the country. The winner of that particular county is one vote for president. There are 3,143 counties in the US and each one would get one vote and the presidential winner would get the majority of the counties' votes. We would also allow for more credible parties in each county, and any serious independents providing enough signatures to qualify.

So, the results could wind up being something like:

1325 votes for the republican

1300 votes for the democrat

200 votes for the libertarian

150 votes for the progressives

100 votes for the green party

10 votes for this party

10 votes for that party

10 votes for this party

10 votes for that party

10 votes for this party

10 votes for that party

and 8 votes for various independents.

Now I know that Democrats will be totally against this but I was curious what everyone else thought.

Total and complete chaos and you would never have a clear majority.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Ummmmmmmmm, you guys complain that's the way it is now with the electoral vote system. I was just offereing an alternative.

No offense, but you applied no thought to your system.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't tell them. Every state would be red. But, that's not the point. The point is the states would no longer be deciding who the president is, the counties would.

Let's just rewrite the whole Constitution while we are at it! You do know, a state could do this type of voting at any time if they wanted to!

 

[braalian]

I propose we get rid of the winner take all electoral vote system employed by most states and, instead, have one vote for each county in the country.

That’s retarded.

Some counties have around a million residents and others have around a thousand.

Retarded.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I was thinking based on congressional districts.

Two states already do that.

 

[80zephyr]

That is why we have a Senate where every state is equal

It wouldn't help when electing a president.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

And farmers benefit from generous government farm subsidies and price controls.
Let everyone vote in their own best interests.

One man, one vote

Yeah, those 10,000 farmers carry much more weight than the 30 millions in the big cities! Dumbass!