--------->>>>>WOW. Check out Electoral Vote changes!

[PretzelWarrior]

This is the number of electoral votes per state ADDED or subtracted. Check out the ones that are gaining. Good news for 2010, 2012, 2014, etc...............WOOOHOOOO

California 8
Florida 6
Texas 5
Arizona 3
Georgia 3
North Carolina 2
Colorado 1
Nevada 1
Virginia 1
Washington 1
Alabama 0
Alaska 0
Arkansas 0
0
Delaware 0
D.C. 0
0
Hawaii 0
Idaho 0
0
Maine 0
0
Maryland 0
Minnesota 0
0
Missouri 0
Nebraska 0
New Hampshire 0
0
New Mexico 0
North Dakota 0
0
Oregon 0
Rhode Island 0
0
South Carolina 0
South Dakota 0
Tennessee 0
Utah 0
0
Vermont 0
Wyoming 0
Connecticut -1
Indiana -1
Iowa -1
Kansas -1
Kentucky -1
Louisiana -1
Massachusetts -1
Mississippi -1
Montana -1
New Jersey -1
Oklahoma -1
West Virginia -1
Wisconsin -1
Illinois -3
Michigan -3
Ohio -3
Pennsylvania -4
New York -5

[Muttocracy]

1. is this based on next census adjustment? New York :(

[PretzelWarrior]

2. no. that is from 1980 to 2000. There will be more adjustments after

2010 census. So....we'll see. New York is losing influence but at least they are still a reliable large block of votes.

[Muttocracy]

3. I just hate the electoral college because my pres. vote isn't worth as much

and with NY's population loss, will be worth even less.

[PretzelWarrior]

4. I can see why it's reasonable. it's all about apportionment based on population

so each person's vote should count in at the same rate.

I know what you mean. But you may find that with rural voters you could end up in a worse situation as Democrat if it was popular vote only.

[Muttocracy]

5. I just wish my vote counted as much as a Wyoming GOPer's does. nt

[PretzelWarrior]

6. Doesn't it?

what am I missing?

[Muttocracy]

7. Electoral votes are higher per population in the small states

just like they're overrepresented in Congress by having 2 Senators.

Plus the winner-take-all that makes votes in strong red or blue states matter less than swing states (Nebraska and Maine do split EVs a bit)

[PretzelWarrior]

8. the senate part I agree about

[Muttocracy]

10. How do the 538 electoral votes get divided among the States?

"The number of electoral votes allotted to each State corresponds to the number of Representatives and Senators that each State sends to Congress"

http://archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/faq.html#number

[GetTheRightVote]

9. popular vote should elect our next president so we are truly one for one when voting

:kick:

[PretzelWarrior]

12. good point. good point.

[leeann1317]

11. This isn't good news for us. The EV seems to be swining higher in Rethug states.

[Motown_Johnny]

13. it isn't that great

OK, CA is good news

TX isn't

FL, who knows? Same with OH.

MI, NY, PA, and IL are all bad news

sorry