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Or at least stop it from being the be all, end all, of National Elections.
I just think frankly, the country needs a system, where it's best 2 out of 3. 1/3rd electoral college, 1/3 popular vote, 1/3 Nationwide Seats (including local elections, that would encourage more local voting and it's something similar to the way Canadians do it). The party that wins two out of three or all there, wins the White House. It's not the 18th century anymore. Thanks to the way it is now, maybe votes only REALLY matter in what, 10-12 states at the most?
You can make the # of elections in a state won, based on a winning percentage. Since, you can't go by straight # since, CA may have 10000 plus elections on Election Day, while Wyoming may have something like 200?
Again, this would make local elections more relevant and make every vote really count. That monkier (every vote counts), is a complete farce now in this country like anyone with a brain knows.
Plus, it would make it harder to fix an election.
Thoughts?
At least for 50 to 100 years from now, a 3 way tie is something that won't be an issue thanks to the R and D stranglehold.
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You can't do anything without a Constitutional Amendment and that isn't going to happen.
If there's enough ground swell, from the ground up, Congress could take it out.
Wouldn't be surprised if one of them won, thanks to something fixed or won the popular, but lost the electoral.
The electoral system needs to go.
I wish we could get rid of all the political parties. It's causing too much of a divide in America. My idea is to have the 20,000 mayors get together for an election convention. Have them go through a round by round selection process to pick the president. After 8 years of Bush, 8 years of Obama, and now 4-8 years of either Trump or Hillary, I've completely lost all faith in the general public to select a competent leader, and it doesn't help that the current voting process is corrupt.
Electoral College does not favor Republicans unless it is a moderate/establishment candidate. Remember that W was supposed to be a "Compassionate Conservative."
I wish we could get rid of all the political parties. It's causing too much of a divide in America. My idea is to have the 20,000 mayors get together for an election convention. Have them go through a round by round selection process to pick the president. After 8 years of Bush, 8 years of Obama, and now 4-8 years of either Trump or Hillary, I've completely lost all faith in the general public to select a competent leader, and it doesn't help that the current voting process is corrupt.
One person, one vote. The President should be elected by a simple majority of the nationwide popular vote total. No more swing state, get to 270 BS. The Electoral College is an outdated relic that should be eliminated immediately.
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