RCP now has the electoral college at 274-264, McCain
By: Pam On: Aug/19/08 -
RCP now has the electoral college at 274-264, McCain,  so based on that, how important is the Veep choice for each candidate? A New LAT Poll Can Only Manage to Put Obama Up by 2 Among Registered (Not Likely) Voters.
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August 20, 2008 - 01:05 PM on August 20th, 2008
The real issue is not how well Obama or McCain might do in the closely divided battleground states, but that we shouldn’t have battleground states and spectator states in the first place. Every vote in every state should be politically relevant in a presidential election. And, every vote should be equal. We should have a national popular vote for President in which the White House goes to the candidate who gets the most popular votes in all 50 states.
The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC). The bill would take effect only when enacted, in identical form, by states possessing a majority of the electoral vote — that is, enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538). When the bill comes into effect, all the electoral votes from those states would be awarded to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).
Because of state-by-state enacted rules for winner-take-all awarding of their electoral votes, recent candidates with limited funds have concentrated their attention on a handful of closely divided “battleground” states. In 2004 two-thirds of the visits and money were focused in just six states; 88% on 9 states, and 99% of the money went to just 16 states. Two-thirds of the states and people have been merely spectators to the presidential election.
Another shortcoming of the current system is that a candidate can win the Presidency without winning the most popular votes nationwide.
The National Popular Vote bill has passed 21 state legislative chambers, including one house in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, North Carolina, and Washington, and both houses in California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The bill has been enacted by Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, and Maryland. These four states possess 50 electoral votes ” 19% of the 270 necessary to bring the law into effect.
See http://www.NationalPopularVote.com
August 20, 2008 - 03:42 PM on August 20th, 2008
No Susan, it should not be by popular vote because if we did do it that way, there would be 5 out of 50 states deciding an election. RI should have just as much say as California, and the only way to assure that is by the electoral college.
August 20, 2008 - 04:35 PM on August 20th, 2008
That’s why the Founders, who had far more vision and wisdom than anyone in the political arena today, created the system.
August 20, 2008 - 08:48 PM on August 20th, 2008
The Electoral College isn’t entirely 100% “fair”, but it truly is the best way to go.
The Founders had it right.
“The Electoral College was established by the founding fathers as a compromise between election of the president by Congress and election by popular vote. The people of the United States vote for the electors who then vote for the President.”
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
August 21, 2008 - 07:44 PM on August 21st, 2008
Vote obama for change from a republic back to a monarcy and emporor obama will tax us to bits and SFL still a pink pussytard at heart