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jeff47

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1. You can tell those results would happen because of the House

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 06:42 PM

Jan 2013

Democrats won the popular vote - more than 1M more votes for Democratic candidates. And since the House is supposed to represent the people, they got a majority, right?

Oh wait.

The rules at the time for the House were the rules they want to impose on the Electoral College. So you'd expect to get similar results. Leading to Romney's electoral college win.

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The notion that Romney would have won under a different electoral college system is dubious. [View all] reformist2 Jan 2013 OP

You can tell those results would happen because of the House jeff47 Jan 2013 #1

But how you allocate resources would totally change. The Repugs could have even lost the House... reformist2 Jan 2013 #2

THERE IS NO STRATEGY that Could have Won for Obama Under the Proposed Rules AndyTiedye Jan 2013 #5

The result of such a system is not "team Obama" in the suburbs jeff47 Jan 2013 #6

good point, and the obama campaign certainly knows how to strategize by conditions of contest. unblock Jan 2013 #3

Sssssshhhhhh! Listen to Sun Tsu Lefty Thinker Jan 2013 #4

Good point. I just wanted people here to see that we'll probably keep winning no matter what. reformist2 Jan 2013 #8

In the 30's and 40's, everyone voted Democratic, mountain grammy Jan 2013 #7

Using the house as a tie-breaker is already in the constitutiom, SoCalDem Jan 2013 #9

It would have altered this election DRAMATICALLY Cosmocat Jan 2013 #10