15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete

Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by bdcravens on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @04:43PM (#20761566)

The flip side is that candidates ignore large states that are unlikely to change (think California for Republicans or Texas for Democrats), even though both states have a ton of people who don't have the same ideologies and values as their state is stereotyped.

> Even though I live in a giant urban area, I wouldn't want to feel pressured to due so due to lack of political stake if I move elsewhere.

Imagine a developer in San Francisco tempted to move to Austin, but who won't because the state as a whole will always go Republican even though Austin tends to be more liberal.

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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by francisofascii on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @04:52PM (#20761691)

Due to rapidly changing demographics, Texas will soon be in play. (I certainly hope people don't move for fear the new state may not vote their candidate of choice.)

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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by lotsofpulp on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @06:10PM (#20762430)

Why not? You have one life to live, and laws certainly impact it. If you’re a young adult interested in having children, and not blessed with working at the handful of companies with generous parental leave laws, why live in a state that doesn’t have paid parental leave laws? Or if you want access to assisted suicide, or marijuana, or abortion, or proper sex education for kids, etc.

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