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I think the electoral college is as relevant and important today as ever. I might be in the minority, but I would be scared if it went away.

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"Boy, that was exciting. I always say it ain't over til it's over, but that one should've been over a while ago." ~ Yogi Berra

I don't mind it, but I think it needs to be tweaked.

i.e., States still get electoral votes, but they should be split within a state. So if Florida has 27 electoral votes (or whatever they have), and Bush gets 51% and Gore gets 49%, then Bush should get 14 to Gore's 13, instead of Bush getting all 27. If a candidate gets 75% of a state, he should get 75% of the electoral votes.

A couple states already do this (I think Colorado is one). I think it's more "democratic" if they all did.

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Go by congressional district. At this point, the Dems might freak out about that because it puts several electoral votes in Illinois (for example) in play for the Republicans.

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"Give me the errors of enthusiasm!"
--Casey Stengel

I couldn't get in.

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Catch my drift? Or am I being obtuse?

You need a pulse.

Perfectly makes sense.
Going one step further to what Popeye just said...let's say if a state has 20 votes, there should be 20 electoral locations. Winner takes the location & it adds up nation wide.
Lets say in SC where there is majority African American population, there could still be pockets which could vote the other way & if they fall/sway into a common electoral location, the equation could change. In most cases, the race is very close & this could be very decisive.

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I'm a fan. I would like to see more power given back to the states and less federal control over a lot of things.

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I'd be fine with that. It more closely resembles a "popular vote".

I just don't like that somebody can win California by a few percentage points, but that's a HUGE swing in electoral votes. Or the case we had in Florida in 2000.

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Kind of defeats the purpose of it.

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"Boy, that was exciting. I always say it ain't over til it's over, but that one should've been over a while ago." ~ Yogi Berra

Sort-of. There's still larger swings than a straight popular vote. 1 percentage point difference could mean 1 extra electoral vote from that state--and if a state only has 5 votes, winning 3-2 is a pretty nice swing.

I personally think it's the best way. The electoral college as currently constructed, I don't really care for. I don't think it accurately represents the nation's interests--more the interests of the slight majority in the most populous states. I know that it generally follows the popular vote, but I still don't care for it.

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