Proposed Electoral College Changes Could Help GOP in Swing States
Republicans seeking changes in how electoral votes are allocated.
Under a new plan proposed by Republicans in Virginia and other key battleground states, electoral college votes would no longer be allocated solely by statewide popular vote. Had the plan been in place during the most recent election, President Obama would have won just four of Virginia's 13 electoral votes in the past election, rather than all of them. And according to the Huffington Post, had the 2012 election been apportioned in every state according to these new Republican plans, Mitt Romney would have led Obama by at least 11 electoral votes. According to the Washington Post and other media outlets, the plan would allocate all but two electoral votes by congressional districts won, and the last two by statewide popular vote. In almost…
Joe
9:50 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
You nanny state fools. The government should not provide healthcare. What they should do is suffer the same layoffs and 25% uunemployment rate, work to create jobs (with wages) that enable foks to PAY THEIR BILLS, WHICH INCLUDES YOUR healthcare. Oh n quit rippin the american people off. more ›