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Posted on: October 13, 2016 at 16:19:04 CT
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BUT, in order to keep these smaller states relevant most of the 1 congressional states are over represented by their smaller populaton in the EC.

But not all. Montana is actually under represented. They have 925k people, and the average US district is 710k

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Rhayworth, I love your idea - TigerJackSwartz MU - 10/13 15:21:46
     Thanks. I also have an idea on campaign reform. - RHAYWORTH MU - 10/13 17:00:31
     makes too much sense to work.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 10/13 15:43:17
     Or another idea would be to do as Australia does - Webbster MU - 10/13 15:34:29
          Good to see you're consistently idiotic. (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 10/13 15:48:28
          i don't want more stupid people voting.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 10/13 15:43:31
          Mandatory voting is dumb(nm) - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:40:01
          minorites and women hardest hit. lol(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:34:56
     The chances - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:30:02
     Why not just use popular vote if that's the plan?(nm) - StaleyTiger MU - 10/13 15:25:12
          I like it because it remains a bit traditional - TigerJackSwartz MU - 10/13 15:27:08
               what about proportionally assigned? - dangertim MU - 10/13 15:30:06
                    That is the way Maine and Nebraska do it(nm) - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:32:13
                         it would be easy to just copy it nationwide(nm) - dangertim MU - 10/13 15:54:05
                              Well....states run the elections - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:58:06
                    Oh boy, talk about gerrymandering(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:31:04
                         to be honest, you can't gerrymander more than - dangertim MU - 10/13 15:36:19
                              Change it to that and you'd see it. Lines would look like - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:38:02
          Id rather have parliment style than popular vote(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:26:46
     There is zero need for electoral college. Popular - TheWildcat STL - 10/13 15:23:05
          Every Dem was saying that after 2000 election - Webbster MU - 10/13 15:30:44
          the electoral college actually favors the Republicans - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:28:54
               It favors whoever has the best ground game usually. This - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:29:47
               Lol, you cant be serious. (nm) - TigerMatt MU - 10/13 15:29:18
                    Rural states tend to vote more Republican - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:31:11
                         Not really. Each congressional district size is within a - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:33:07
                              actualluy...really - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:35:48
                                   They arent extra if every state gets them(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:36:25
                                        on a proportional basis they are - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:38:31
                                             Senate isnt proportional. never has been(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:38:52
                                                  Those states with one Congressman - Webbster MU - 10/13 15:40:49
                                                       I disagree and so did the founders(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:41:29
                                                            As stated, congressional districts are based on population - Webbster MU - 10/13 15:45:29
                                                                 what's funny here is you think you are educating others - FootballRefugee MU - 10/13 15:49:04
                                                                      The average district has 710,000 people in it - Webbster MU - 10/13 15:55:11
                                                                      He calls it over representation, I call it what the founders - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:51:51
                                                                           If you lose the Electoral College and go with popular vote - Webbster MU - 10/13 15:57:20
                                                                                I am for the EC(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 16:01:26
                                                                                     I am too - Webbster MU - 10/13 16:19:04
                                                                                     Rayworth is not very smart(nm) - meatiger MU - 10/13 16:04:12
                                                                           you are both correct - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:56:41
                                                                 I disagree and I know how congressional districts are drawn - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:47:19
                                                            I think he is stating it as a fact - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:42:20
                                                                 It is a fact, but he likes to disagree with me..nm - Webbster MU - 10/13 15:46:35
                                                                 Oh, I disagree that it is over representation. (nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:43:15
                                                                      The Senate - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:45:05
                                                  We are saying the same thing I guess and I agree with the - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:39:58
                                                       Gotcha - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:41:13
                                                            yep, because of the vanishing manufacturing and thus - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:42:24
                                                                 And the industrialization - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:44:12
                                                                      People like HRC and Bush really sold this country down the - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:45:15
                                                                           world economics - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:46:55
                                                  that was my point - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:39:29
                         242 electoral college votes have been locked up for Dems for - TigerMatt MU - 10/13 15:33:05
                              yes - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:36:46
                              Yes, that's why about 6 states are considerd swing - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:34:29
                                   Republicans have to win all of their states, Florida and the - TigerMatt MU - 10/13 15:35:58
                                        Popular vote would be even more lopsided(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:37:09
          unless you live in flyover country. urban areas will make - TigerAlum91 MU - 10/13 15:25:38
          I couldnt disagree more. NY and CA would decide every - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:24:52
               well everything outside LA and SF is red in Cali.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 10/13 15:44:15
                    And? At the end of the day it doens't matter where you are - tigerman81 MU - 10/13 16:00:30
               So the current system where they don't even have to campaign - StaleyTiger MU - 10/13 15:26:42
                    I see your point but yes, Id rather the smaller states - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:27:39
                         Aren't they getting a disproportionate share now? - StaleyTiger MU - 10/13 15:31:55
                              It would just flip(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 10/13 15:33:31
                              Not true at all - meatiger MU - 10/13 15:32:45




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