jim262 wrote:
Living in a state that has been blue for the past six presidential elections has its advantages. We don't ever see presidential ads.
I find the all-or-nothing state scheme (for most states anyway) very very weird. Imagine, if it was a more proportional (and, IMO, democratic) system where the state electors were granted based on proportion of votes what a difference in stance and campaign it would make. I think it would encourage much more moderate stances and the candidates would need to campaign for all Americans, not just the ones in swing states.
It baffles me, and I suspect most people in democratic countries, and the US would choose such a bizarre -- and open for abuse -- system where local policies determine federal results.
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