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• On the article SPEAK OUT: GOP in Some Swing States Seeking Electoral College Changes

  

  Samuel Jay Davis III

  10:54 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013

  I'm happy you said "appeal" and not "change" to garner more people's support. This is the key issue. It is not that their policies or views are that out of touch, it is the fact that they do a hideously poor job of explaining their views and educating voters. They run against their opponent and not against their opponents policies or beliefs and how those may negatively affect the country. What's wrong with smaller govt.? What's wrong with lower taxes? What's wrong with stopping illegal immigration? What's wrong with support same sex marriage? If candidates were able to truly speak about their views on these issues, and do so credibly, maybe people would listen. Next, the media clearly drowns out those whom speak against their own Progressive agenda. Thus there are far fewer channels or outlets promoting legitimate exchange of ideas, deeper discussions that stay out of name calling. There are clearly answers to the issues raised above, but, simply dropping your ideals to get elected means you stand for nothing more than getting elected and thus have no business being elected. BTW, show me in the Constitution where it says you even have a right to vote in the Presidential election?

• On the article SPEAK OUT: GOP in Some Swing States Seeking Electoral College Changes

  

  Samuel Jay Davis III

  10:44 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013

  You are clearly making the point why apportionment of Electoral Votes should happen. Why should any citizen, county or state be penalized or ignored in the scenario of "federal contracts" or dozens of other areas just as you pointed out. Politicians wield their power to garner more power. There's nothing wrong with discussion. Stop looking at any changes that don't benefit your party as nothing more than stealing or sore losers. What do you say about the states whom DO NOT have winner take all Electoral policies before this article?

• On the article SPEAK OUT: GOP in Some Swing States Seeking Electoral College Changes

  Samuel Jay Davis III

  10:34 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013

  This article just proves how ill-informed many Progressives are. They don't realize why the Electoral College was established to begin with. It stops candidates from campaigning exclusively in the 6-7 states with the heaviest population. It stops candidates from completely ignoring the citizens in the remaining states, not just as voters, but as recipients of attention, funding, projects, etc... It was a brilliant concept by our Founding Fathers. Additionally, the beauty is that every state has the right to apportion Electoral votes in any fashion their constitution prescribes. It varies now in many states. Not all states are "winner take all". The comment above about being taken hostage by the largest metropolitan areas is very valid. Look at Florida in 2012, Obama won Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Orange counties to carry the state, while Romney won far more counties. So, how "Fair" is it to have your state's governance decided by 5 or so largest counties? Again, this will hopefully make candidates carefully consider their strategies in each area of the country. I fear most from those on the Left that any debate will continue to be stiffled, or we'll labeled haters or racists or any number of such divisive terms. If you disagree with them, you are signaled as less of a person than them, and clearly not as enlightened.

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