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Electoral College

Saturday, January 26, 2013

SPEAK OUT: GOP in Some Swing States Seeking Electoral College Changes

Republicans want electoral votes allocated by congressional districts. Share your thoughts.

Updated 11:07 a.m., January 26 Republicans in Virginia and some other battleground states are seeking to change their Electoral College processes to counter recent victories by Democrats. 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 all states, including Georgia, the electoral vote is now apportioned solely by the statewide popular vote. -- Do you favor the proposed changes in Virginia and other states? Share your comments below. Under the new plan, 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 …

Don Thomas

5:28 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

Wow they didn't say that when bush stole Florida elections.   more ›

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