Saturday, November 12, 2011

Electoral College

Facts:
The Senate Majority Leader is Dominic Pileggi.
He wants the state to not use the winner-take-all system.
The new plan is to have each candidate win one vote for the Congressional district.
Most Democrats do not like this idea.
This will allow for more specific marketing for candidates.
The other two votes would be given to the candidate winning that wins the state.
Obama would have gotten only 11 electoral votes instead of the 21 and McCain would have gotten 10 electoral votes in the past election.
Lobbying groups do not have to disclose who donates money.
Wisconsin also proposed legislation that would switch the electoral college.
A candidate could win the state, but get more electoral votes. (Just like the nation's popular vote)


Questions:
Will this pass before the 2012 election?
How will campaigning change for the districts?
What effects will this have on future elections if this passes?
Should the nation switch to a system that allows for each district to have one vote?
How will this impact redistricting?

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