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Electoral College

Friday, February 8, 2013

Would You Like to See Changes to the Current Electoral Vote System?

Some Republicans want electoral votes to be allocated by congressional districts.

Republicans in Virginia and some other battleground states were seeking to change their Electoral College processes to counter recent victories by Democrats. There are some doubts, however, that these plans will get too far as some top Republicans are not in support of the idea. According to the Washington Post and other media outlets, the plan would allocate all but two electoral votes by congressional districts won, and the last two by statewide popular vote. In almost all states, including Georgia, the electoral vote is now apportioned solely by the statewide popular vote. Under this proposed plan, President Obama would have won just four of Virginia's 13 electoral votes in the past election, rather than all of them. And according to …

Tammy Osier

1:42 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013

Chris, if I had a thin skin, I'd have to burn my computer. lol   more ›

Monday, November 5, 2012

The Electoral College or the Popular Vote?

What if the electoral college vote and popular vote are split? It happened last in 2000 and it could happen again.

  It's a close race, no doubt about that. The two candidates are neck and neck in virtually every poll. In different communities in Georgia, we see a very sharp divide between red and blue voters.  If you look at the attached Electoral Map, you'll quickly see that the majority of states are red, but the number of electoral college votes go to President Obama.  So what is this electoral college? The electoral college is a process, not a place, according to the U.S. National Archives. The electors are nominated at either their State party conventions or by votes from the state's central committee.  According to the Archives, "Electors are often chosen to recognize service and dedication to their political party. They may be State-elected …

Sarah Cook

1:16 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I predict the electoral college and popular vote will be in alignment with each other. The race has a clear, if slight, frontrunner and he will win both methods of tallying the vote.   more ›

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