Proposal to Update the Electoral College

A Stanford Professor has put down an idea (and also co-wrote a 620-page book for those who are that interested) on how to update the often criticized Electoral College system for presidential elections. Under the proposed system participating states would form a compact to throw all Electoral College votes behind the winner of the national popular vote regardless of which candidate won in any individual state. This proposed system would also make it much easier to bring the system up to date since it would not require a constitutional amendment to change or disband the Electoral College.

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Re:interesting theory

[Akaihiryuu]

Another idea would be internet voting. If you can file your taxes online, why not vote online? Some people say that it couldn't be secure, or that there's no way to implement it, but if they can do taxes online they can certainly do that. Brazil implemented internet voting awhile ago, if they can do it there's no reason the US can't.

Re:No

[kalel666]

No amount of spinning will change the fact that America, by a narrow margin, rejected Bush in 2000. If a vote were somehow held today, Bush would make McGovern in 1972 look like a landslide winner

Uhh, they tried that in 2004, and I'm pretty sure Bush came out ahead. But don't worry, I bet you'll get him in 2008.