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Tag Archives: Electoral College
Should Political Parties Support Independents?
On a discussion forum, there was an argument about British politics and the strength of the Scottish Nationalist Party, which led to questions of whether something like that could work in America. The United States sometimes has a history of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Democrats, Electability, Electoral College, Independent Presidential Campaigns, liberals, Republicans
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A Plausible Election Scenario
If Donald Trump loses Michigan, Pennsylvania and Maine’s second congressional district, but keeps all of the other states and electoral districts he won in 2016, the election will be a 269-269 tie. Then it goes to the House. One may … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump, Electoral College, Mike Pence, Nancy Pelosi
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Gerrymandering Terminology
I read a political column where someone blamed gerrymandering for the 2016 presidential election. Gerrymandering has a specific definition. It’s not supposed to refer to every policy in which one group has a disproportionate influence in elections (although this confusion … Continue reading
California is Unusual
There is an underappreciated reason for the arguments about the electoral college: California is so unusual in how partisan it is. If California were not part of the United States, Trump would have won 58,501,018 votes, which is roughly 47.74% … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump, Electoral College, Hillary 2016
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Thursday Throwback: Changing Election Laws
Several years ago, there was a brief discussion about whether Republicans might change the law, so that key swing states, the electoral votes would go to the winner of congressional districts. This is the current system for Maine and Nebraska. … Continue reading
Will Republicans Try to Change the Electoral College?
Howard Dean was on Talk of the Nation recently, unhappy with the gap between the popular vote and the electoral vote. He continues to back the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which currently has the support of eight blue states … Continue reading
What Would Spidey Do? 