Do you like the Electoral College system?

[AFB]

Explain.

 

[Nikamichi]

No & Yes.

Explanation not necessary.

Bye.

 

[moomoo40moo]

MIKE

 

[anxi80]

one man/woman, one vote. kthnxbye.

 

[waggy]

fvck stop this MIKE crap its so annoying. you guys take a joke and run it into the ground.



anyway. I hate the electoral college and yes they need to scrap it and start over.

 

[Ferocious]

No.

Explain what?

How about who gets the most votes wins.

Simple really.

 

[Anubis]

no
yes

 

[waggy]

got stop this Mike bullcrap! you guys take a joke and run it into the ground..again and again and again.


I hate the electoral college and yes they need to scrap it and start over.

 

[oogabooga]

the rest of the US is a republic, should our voting be different?

that being said, I don't have an issue with the idea of an electoral college, my problem is that the one we have now has become incapable of accuratley representing the opinion of the US.

 

[Pandaren]

The Electoral College needs to go. One person, one vote.

 

[yllus]

Do you "one person, one vote" people have any idea what kind of imbalance would be affected by the largest urban areas on the rest of the country?

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: Pandaren
The Electoral College needs to go. One person, one vote.

I hope you idiots know that if this were the case, the candidates wouldn't care about 75% of the country.

Do you even know what the purpose of the electoral college is?

 

[Schadenfroh]

if i was in a state and voted for a differant candidate than what the majority of the people in my state voted for, then my vote would be null and it would go toward the opposing candidate (because i help determine the states representation becasue i am a citizen of a certain state)

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

I still hold that the majority of the American population doesn't take the time to get informed and, therefore; doesn't deserve an equal vote. I fear the stupidity of the masses without an Electoral College.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: oogabooga
the rest of the US is a republic, should our voting be different?

that being said, I don't have an issue with the idea of an electoral college, my problem is that the one we have now has become incapable of accuratley representing the opinion of the US.

do you know what a republic is?

 

[TheVrolok]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Originally posted by: Pandaren
The Electoral College needs to go. One person, one vote.

I hope you idiots know that if this were the case, the candidates wouldn't care about 75% of the country.

Do you even know what the purpose of the electoral college is?

 

[FoBoT]

yes, it is an essential part of our republic

when the liberals remove it, all will be lost. it will be mob rule , the tyranny of the majority that Jefferson warned us of will become a reality and the United States will cease to exist

 

[tynopik]

the electoral college is critical to the stability of the country

if it was direct vote, no one in washington would care about anything outside of the big cities in NY, Florida, Texas and California

and if people don't feel like they can get their concerns addressed through political means, then they will turn to other tactics that might not be so pleasant . . .

yes, such a system might result in Iowa getting more than it's 'fair share', but still it's entire share compared to say California is so miniscule that it's a reasonable price to pay for the stability of the country

 

[Martin]

The least that needs to happen is
a) redistricting put into the hands of an independent commision (IO style)
b) electoral votes split (CO style).

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: yllus
Do you "one person, one vote" people have any idea what kind of imbalance would be affected by the largest urban areas on the rest of the country?

the two parties would become even closer to the middle than they are now. the candidates would only campaign on the the coasts, only in the largest cities. they wouldn't bother visiting 40-45 of the states at all, let alone smaller towns. the media spend would increase even more than it is now. all the candidate would need to do is get a few of the largest urban areas to vote for them and they would win. the interests of rural america would get flushed down the crapper

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: yllus
Do you "one person, one vote" people have any idea what kind of imbalance would be affected by the largest urban areas on the rest of the country?

the two parties would become even closer to the middle than they are now. the candidates would only campaign on the the coasts, only in the largest cities. they wouldn't bother visiting 40-45 of the states at all, let alone smaller towns. the media spend would increase even more than it is now. all the candidate would need to do is get a few of the largest urban areas to vote for them and they would win. the interests of rural america would get flushed down the crapper

Exactly.

People hashed this long ago that were smarter than me and this is what they came up with. It works better then any other system.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Originally posted by: Pandaren
The Electoral College needs to go. One person, one vote.

I hope you idiots know that if this were the case, the candidates wouldn't care about 75% of the country.

Do you even know what the purpose of the electoral college is?

As it is they don't give a damn about most of the country anyway. Only a few "swing states". If your state isn't on the fence, you won't be hearing from either side.

I'd like to at least see the electoral votes awarded proportionally instead of winner take all.

 

no.
no.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
The least that needs to happen is
a) redistricting put into the hands of an independent commision (IO style)
b) electoral votes split (CO style).

split votes along party lines would still bascially destroy the system. there is a reason no one visits maine.

 

[tynopik]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
a) redistricting put into the hands of an independent commision (IO style)

and where would one find this mythical creature? no one is independent.

Now you need an independent commission to determine who should be on the independent commission.

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak
b) electoral votes split (CO style).

totally destroy the purpose of the electoral college, might as well go to direct vote

by dividing (for example) Colorado's vote, you effectively make the concerns of Colorado irrelevant to the election as at most campaigning there is only going to net you 1-2 extra electoral votes instead of the whole shebang