November 13, 2004
Somewhere in this blog I have already said the Electoral College has to go
by Liza Sabater
Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall: November 07, 2004 - November 13, 2004 Archives
If not, then at least modified federally so that it cannot be "winner takes all".
Why is it, for instance, that Bush supporters in Upstate New York or Southern Illinois can't make their voices heard? Or Kerry supporters in New Orleans or South Texas?
I'm not doctrinaire on this issue. In fact, I'd say I've only recently come to this position. So I'd be eager to hear what others think and perhaps I'll change my mind. I'm sure there would be various unimagined consequences to the change, for good or ill, that are difficult to foresee. So I'm putting this out less in the mode of advocacy than to generate a discussion.But for the moment why should there not be a movement to place the electoral college on the ballot in states that allow referenda? This couldn't be done directly, of course. But in most states that allow initiatives and referenda there could at least be ballot measures instructing their state legislatures to go on the record endorsing the abolition of the electoral college.
Posted by Liza Sabater in 2004 Elections, Electoral College, Sidelinks
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