I can't hold this in

[ruffburr]

I am so sick of the electoral college B.S. that i can't stand it, It is out moded in this day and age,It can and will be manipulated by those who have no interest in how this country does, So all i can say is i see this as the last repub gambit , So watch out for these miscreants shenanigans

[Loudly]

1. Is it vulnerable to manipulation?

I know it has the potential of electing a President who loses the popular vote.

[ruffburr]

5. I have to answer

Ok so you are a republican electoral member/and or/ a democratic electoral member and you are offered a million or so for your vote ,What do ya think will happen????

[RichGirl]

12. If buying an election were that easy....Obama wouldn't have been elected...

Probably not Clinton either.

If the majority of the vote in a state went to Obama and a member of the electorate voted Romney it would be suspicious and probably investigated. An electorate selling his vote is most likely prison time.

[hrmjustin]

2. I agree. If we went to popular vote election than all the people in the country would feel...

... that their vote would count. Here in NY we would see a candidate campaign here other than use us as a atm.

[former-republican]

9. Democracy is

two wolves and a

you know the rest....it never works out well

[hrmjustin]

13. democracy is the worst form of government except for the rest...

[JaneyVee]

3. It has it's pros & its cons.

[Faygo Kid]

4. Florida 2000, Ohio 2004.

Rove has his plans. If voter ID isn't enough, he will double down for 2016 and Jeb.

[pipoman]

6. Why would presidential candidates

campaign in Nebraska, or Wyoming, or New Mexico? Answer, they wouldn't. All of the campaigning would go on in high population states.

[former-republican]

7. People should have to pass a test to vote.

If the person can't read than an oral one.

Sorry but that's how I feel.
If you don't have a clue on what the issues are then don't vote...please............

[loyalsister]

11. So... Jim Crow laws were right?

n\t

[former-republican]

16. When I hear people talk about issues during this election year

and I have to correct them by explaining in detail how they misunderstood what a job bill is ,Ryan's plan , Medicare etc...
Then I have a real problem knowing that they are able to vote with no knowledge other then small talking points they pick up.

People should have a clear understanding on what the hell they are voting for or against.

[loyalsister]

18. I know how frustrating that is

But Jim Crow requirements exclude people who are less educated and vote for Democrats, as well. On top of that it's unconstitutional.

[former-republican]

19. I just wish people would pay more attention, it's not just this election either

Most policies that are introduced by Democratic House members would help out the vast majority of people in the country.

If people would just turn off American idol , MTV just for a minute and comprehend what the Romney , Ryan ticket means
to Americans..

I believe you would see the Republican party significantly shrink of supporters.( permanently)

We have some of the poorest Americans that still vote Republican.



Without trying to insult anyone.

It's just stupid on their part.

[loyalsister]

20. There are other factors to overcome

One example is my uncle. A small business owner who will not event entertain the possibility that a black man would favor legislation that would be in his interest. This is a guy who responded to a post about MLK on my FB wall "He had a dream, I had a nightmare." He's almost 70. He is way too far gone.
Some of the poorest Americans have grown up with fathers like him. There is also a high concentration among middle class voters.

[whistler162]

17. and they should own property!

<sarcasm>

[Comrade_McKenzie]

8. I totally agree. I also think that major legislation should be a referendum... nt

[TexasProgresive]

10. Nearly impossible to get rid of the Electorial College

It would require an amendment to the constitution and those are hard to get.

[sadbear]

14. I live in Texas...

it would be cool if they actually competed for my vote.

[bluestate10]

15. Right wingers are saying the same in blogs.

They hate that Obama is way ahead in EC votes due to blue state contributions. The EC limits the power of large states to decide elections. At this time, the EC works against democrats because without the EC, the election would be over as soon a results for California came in. But if right-wingers gain larger populations, blue states would be at their behest with no recourse.

[pipoman]

21. The people who most complain

about it, on either side, are people from highly populated and largely politically monolithic states/areas. Most people in the rest of the less densely populated areas understand that their vote wouldn't actually matter if they (people in their area/state) were in disagreement with New York and California.

In a way, I believe that the EC balances the population dense areas to land occupancy ratio.