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Republicans Reexamine Electoral College

Some Republicans in Virginia and other states are looking at the Electoral College in a new way and considering making some changes.

FOX News Radio’s Rich Johnson explains from Charlotte, North Carolina:

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Right now, Maine and Nebraska are the only states that apportion their presidential electors by congressional district, instead of winner-take-all like every other state.

But Republicans control just over half of the state legislatures and with it, the power to re-draw congressional districts.
Party leaders here in Charlotte see that as an opportunity to even the playing field in presidential elections.

In Virginia, a State Senate panel has now advanced a bill that would apportion electors by congressional districts. And several other GOP-controlled state legislatures are thinking about it.

In Charlotte, Rich Johnson, FOX News Radio.

2 Comments

  1. CarlU

    January 25, 2013 at 11:47 am

    One of the reasons why the Electoral College has remained in effect for all of these years is because it is assumed that all of the swing states benefit so greatly from the attention and advertising dollars, that no politician from these states would advocate eliminating it. However, if the state republicans are willing to sacrifice the attention and money that comes from these contests, then they can not logically oppose shifting to a popular vote, at least not on those grounds. This could be a unique opportunity to push for the elimination of the Electoral College. Sign the petition at:
    http://wh.gov/yd76

    Spread the word. Let's make this the first petition to hit the new threshold of 100k signatures. Thank You.

  2. Jackson C

    January 27, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    Wah Wah Wah..we didnt win the election so now we want to change the rules. Give me a break.