15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete

Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by pknopf on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @10:40PM (#20764151)

The founding fathers did not predict that a few states would become hyper-partisan and stop giving EC votes proportionally. The few states, early on, did this because they were decidedly red/blue and wanted a bigger say in who is president. A bunch of other states wound up following suit to level the playing field.

Now, we have winner-takes-all for almost every state. Now, politicians don't spend time pandering for votes they already have locked.

It created the concept of "battle ground states".

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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by webninja on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @11:10PM (#20764310)

Maybe get rid of the winner takes all feature? It locks us in a 2-party system.

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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by hannasanarion on Thursday August 22, 2019 @12:16AM (#20764580)

Alexander Hamilton and James Madison tried that in the 1800s. Politicians benefit from the broken system (presidential campaigns are easier and cheaper because fewer voters matter) so it is hard to build support.

The NPVIC is a modern attempt to do the same thing, coordinated by mutual agreement instead of constitutional amendment.

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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by alfromspace on Thursday August 22, 2019 @09:08AM (#20767582)

The founding fathers also didn't want anyone voting but white landowning men who paid property tax.

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