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Re: Electoral College: Abolish it?
[Re: pizzaboy]
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11/02/12 11:03 AM
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I always think of how a democrat in Texas or a Republican in New York must feel come presidential election day. Like a turd in a punch bowl? Not really, I bet that draws all the attention. Those poor fellas though would feel as if they are invisible.
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Re: Electoral College: Abolish it?
[Re: Dapper_Don]
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11/02/12 01:09 PM
11/02/12 01:09 PM
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Get rid of the EC, I would like to see some of the candidates actually campaign in NYC for a change besides coming here to just raise money and jet off. Yeah, that'd be nice.
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Re: Electoral College: Abolish it?
[Re: klydon1]
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11/02/12 01:35 PM
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I don't think it can be abolished as it would take a 2/3 majority from both the House and Senate and then ratification by 39 of the 50 States. Neither of these things can realistically take place. Ain't gonna happen.
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Re: Electoral College: Abolish it?
[Re: pizzaboy]
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11/02/12 02:05 PM
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I don't think it can be abolished as it would take a 2/3 majority from both the House and Senate and then ratification by 39 of the 50 States. Neither of these things can realistically take place. Ain't gonna happen. Agreed
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Re: Electoral College: Abolish it?
[Re: pizzaboy]
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11/02/12 02:08 PM
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The electoral college makes about as much sense as the Whip & Whig parties of the late 1700s. "Well, you know in the old days, when the senators didn't vote the way that the party leaders wanted 'em to... they whipped them." That's my Pizzaboy! Another thing that drives me nuts about the electoral college is we don't use it in the primaries. They should use a uniform system of the popular vote. If push came to shove, I'd love to see Ohio split into North & South. That way the hicks below Columbus can get vote with from their confederate flag draped pickup trucks and give their candidate 4 electoral votes.
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Re: Electoral College: Abolish it?
[Re: ronnierocketAGO]
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11/04/12 08:48 PM
11/04/12 08:48 PM
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There are alotta good reasons to abolish the Electoral College. I think that some of you are mixing the primaries w/the Electoral College.
Iowa, NH & SC hold alotta sway bc they hold their political primaries early, so they set the pace & number of the candidates. But they hold no extra sway in the Final election outside of their number of electoral votes. BTW, the electoral votes match up to state population & match the number of a State's Congressmen & are appointed by someone at the State level. I never figured out who. As far as the states, it is always winner take all in the electoral college, the apportionment of late is in the primaries not the electoral college. There was a single electoral vote for Reagan in 1976; a renegade vote only.
The states that do control our national election (Ohio, Fl., Penn.) have that sway bc most of the other big states always vote the same way;eg, Texas- Repub., Calif.- Democrat. A Democrats vote in Texas really means nothing as in most of the South. Hence Oh., Fl. etc hold the power they do bc they could go either way.
Would a direct popular vote in Pres'l elections change that? I think so. What other ramifications there maybe I have'nt thought thru yet. I may never do that as everyone forgets this for four years at a time.
Now if you're not confused, plz explain it to me. I'm getting a headache thinking about this stuff.
Last edited by Big Alex; 11/05/12 11:25 AM.
You gonna finish that?
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