@Jacanuk said:
er count because a majority of Democrats won a state and vice-versa, then have a minority vote outweigh the majority vote.
Ok, i don´t know why i assumed you were for a popular vote. Maybe your post history.
But anyways your idea is not bad, but i think it would be hard to implement in reality not to mention that you would probably have a much higher chance of never reaching the magic mark by using that. And i assume you are thinking all states should split it like that.
Also what about the 3rd party candidates? they are already a sideshow circus act of nutjobs and bearded ladies, so would their be a lower % limit you need to reach before it counts as valid in a split.
Anyways good to see you are at least not "stupid" enough to be for a nation-wide "winner takes it all" popular vote.
Because it makes sense that 5,000,000 voters outweigh 6,000,000 voters, especially with a system that benefited slave-holding states who, by the way, weren't interested in maintaining state's rights but their own rights to maintain a system of slavery as well as forcing free states in returning escaped states. Sure thing, it's definitely not "stupid."
But the electoral college will never go away unless there is a drastic change. My viewpoint is that we should get rid of the "winner-takes-all" system with states. California's electoral points don't fully go Democratic and Texas's electoral points don't fully go Republican. California usually votes majority Democratic but a certain percentage goes Republican. Same with Texas. This way, it would encourage voters to actually vote and candidates are forced to become more competitive.
As for third parties, they're going to exist and honestly, we should have more political parties so that we have a competitive political system instead of having only two parties who are barely different from one another. In other words, instead of the Republican Party being a big tent, you have far-right evangelical Republicans, moderate Republicans. The same with Democrats: Socialist Democrats and moderate Democrats.
And while this viewpoint may be unpopular but I think we should make voting mandatory and make it a holiday. You're part of the democratic process and your voice does have a say in how your local, state, and federal government act. You can do a write-in if you want, I don't care. It's bullshit to see people complain how the president sucks only when they're asked, "did you vote" and their reply is, "no."
My point is, our political system is barely competitive. Make it competitive. Make them go out and talk and win voters over. It's no longer about relying on "safe" states, it's all about making your message appealing to communities.
But that's my opinion. Whether it's realistic or not, or better or not is irrelevant since it's just what it is: An opinion.
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