Electoral College

Source: www.salon.com --- 13 days ago
An analysis of the state-by-state race to 270 Electoral votes between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. ——— SOLID Obama States: California (55), Connecticut (7), District of Columbia (3), Delaware (3), Hawaii (4), Illinois (21), Maine (4), M... ...

Source: www.latimes.com --- 18 days ago
California should join the National Popular Vote movement, which seeks to reform the presidential election system. Thanks to the Electoral College, the United States holds elections in which the candidate who wins the most votes doesn't always win the presidency. Voters in some states matter much more than others, so candidates are encouraged to ignore the concerns of the less important ones and focus on those who really make a difference. That, in turn, tends to lower turnout because many voters believe their input doesn't matter. Is this any way to run a democracy? ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 5 days ago
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Source: www.buzzflash.com --- 20 days ago
It's been an uphill battle. Barack Obama would seem to have everything on his side. He's on the right side of the war, the economy, and the energy crisis. He is much more articulate in speaking. Even his opponent has shown him in great light in TV ads. And yet, Obama hasn't been as strong in national polls as you would expect. Yes in state polls, especially in crucial states, Obama is still ahead in polls. But the dominating force of the MSM, who is clearly pulling for John McCain, is rearing its ugly head. We have had instances of the MSM protecting McCain from looking even more the fool (e.g., Katie Couric among others). And there is one more factor: Democrats don't have the benefit of the doubt. There was a time before Richard Nixon where the Democratic candidate for president, House and Senate races all had the benefit of the doubt. They weren't attacked maliciously by the media (though the media was different then as well). Even in this race, Obama has to be the one to prove himself. The MSM about McCain: "Well, we already know he knows foreign policy. We already know he knows campaign finance reform." Never mind the realities, apparently. Bookmark/Search this post with: buzzflash | delicious | digg | technorati Technorati Tags: Be-Elected Chad Rubel 2008 race Barack Obama John McCain Electoral College MSM intimidation read more ...

Source: hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com --- 22 days ago
With six new state polls out since last week's 8/7 update , Barack Obama has expanded his Electoral College lead over John McCain . The Hotline estimates Obama now has 295 EVs to McCain's 231; one week ago, Obama led 292-234. Twelve EVs -- from IA and NM -- remain toss-ups. This week's 3 EV swing stems from a striking Hays Research Group poll which showed Obama ahead 45-40% in AK. This 5% lead just eclipses the poll's 4.9% margin of error and moves AK from lean McCain to solid Obama. It should be noted, however, that Hays surveyed adults while the previous three AK polls -- which all showed McCain ahead -- surveyed LVs. If Obama were to carry AK in Nov., he would be the first Dem to do so since Lyndon Johnson in '64. The five other polls released this week all corroborated previous findings. The latest AL Education Assoc. poll of AL LVs and Univ. of TX poll of TX RVs verified these states as solid McCain. Meanwhile new surveys by Franklin & Marshall College of PA RVs, Quinnipiac Univ. of NJ LVs and Strategic Vision (R) of WI LVs all solidified these Obama strongholds. As always, the chart includes all WH '08 state polling data published in The Hotline since 5/23. The most recent poll, the one used to identify each state's winner, is listed on the same line as the state symbol with older surveys below. In addition, only the most recent poll from a pollster is retained for each state. For the 14 states (including DC) without curren ...

Source: bloggingzoom.com --- 4 days ago
During a slow week during the Democratic convention, there wasn't a whole lot of polling work being done out in the field. Rasmussen, which is the largest provider of polling data this cycle, took the week off, but CNN filled the void with four polls in swing states. Overall there were eight polls in eight states. And despite 1 Zoom(s) ...

Source: blogs.tnr.com --- 7 days ago
If it is Pallin, that means the two veep nominees' states will account for a whopping total of six Electoral votes. -- Jason Zengerle ...

Source: dealbreaker.com --- 2 days ago
When asked who we are planning on supporting in the presidential election, our standard response is to avoid this query. It's a trick question premised on a mass delusion according to which people believe that one politician is better than another. We're pretty sure that the next president will be the worst in history, regardless of who wins. Perhaps less importantly, we know our votes count for almost nothing. Less than nothing, really. The costs incurred in voting--risking jury duty by registering to vote, having to trek to an out of the way public building we'd otherwise never know existed, standing in lines around people who we do not especially enjoy being around, witnessing the self-congratulatory grins of people who believe that they've performed some great democratic duty by voting for one scoundrel or another--are great. The rewards are few. They don't even serve lunch or whiskey at polling places anymore, we're told. ...

Source: www.tdn.com --- 15 days ago
Aug. 20 Daily News editorial An initiative launched four years ago to skirt the Electoral College and award the presidency to the winner of the national popular vote continues to gain momentum. This year, New Jersey, Illinois and Hawaii joined Maryland in agreeing to deliver their Electoral votes to the national popular vote winner. And this month, the California Legislature passed a bill promising that state’s Electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote. ...

Source: thirdpartywatch.com --- 25 days ago
The Green Party is weighing in on the historic debate over the merits of the Electoral College by filing suit in a US District Court. The Party claims that electing a president via apportionment of state electors effectively disenfranchises tens of thousands of voters (especially black voters in southern states) and may lead to [...] ...

Source: www.hiphoplinguistics.com --- 31 days ago
Polls continue to show uphill battle for McCain... ...

Source: www.independentpoliticalreport.com --- 28 days ago
Press release from the national Green Party Malapportionment of Electoral College votes may lead to a Republican victory despite the popular vote, disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters, especially black voters in southern states Green civil action seeks to democratize the Electoral College by enforcing 14th Amendment voter protections, names Vice President Cheney as defendent WASHINGTON, DC — [...] ...

Source: www.salemnews.com --- 31 days ago
To the editor: There were articles written recently in The Salem News about the Electoral College and I wholeheartedly agree with some of our local representatives that the Electoral College has outlived its usefulness and is a flawed system. ...

Source: www.pnwlocalnews.com --- 13 days ago
Believing that enforcing majority will is the only purpose of government, a group called “National Popular Vote” is attempting to nullify the Electoral College. ...

Source: www.tdn.com --- 16 days ago
Aug. 20 Daily News editorial An initiative launched four years ago to skirt the Electoral College and award the presidency to the winner of the national popular vote continues to gain momentum. This year, New Jersey, Illinois and Hawaii joined Maryland in agreeing to deliver their Electoral votes to the national popular vote winner. And this month, the California Legislature passed a bill promising that state’s Electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote. ...

Source: www.fwicki.com --- 18 days ago
Thanks to the Electoral College, the United States holds elections in which the candidate who wins the most votes doesn't always win the presidency. Voters in some states matter much more than others, so candidates are encouraged to ignore the ... ...

Source: thecourier.typepad.com --- 20 days ago
Gallup Daily Tracking Poll Obama - 47% McCain - 42% no change since last poll Support for Third-Party Candidates Appears Limited Thus Far A new Gallup Poll finds only 2% of registered voters naming a third-party candidate when asked in... ...

Source: www.mediamouse.org --- 11 days ago
A member of the Green Party filed a lawsuit late last month challenging the constitutionality of the Electoral College . The lawsuit--filed July 28 in Washington DC--says that the popular vote in the 2008 presidential election may be misrepresented--as it was in 2000 and 2004--by the "winter take all" nature of the Electoral College. The civil action is designed to protect voting rights in the 2008 election by seeking the enforcement of the "Mal-Apportionment Penalty" in Section 2 of the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution. That amendment requires a reduction of a state's presidential electors and congressional representatives if "the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States... is denied... or in any way abridged." The lawsuit names its target as Vice President Dick Cheney who will preside over the tabulation of Electoral votes on January 6, 2009. A press release announcing the lawsuit explains the undemocratic nature of the Electoral College: "If two thirds of the voters in a state vote for a candidate from Party A and one third vote for a candidate from Party B, and the state's winner-take-all rule gives all of the state's electors to Party A, then one third of the voters have been disenfranchised in violation of Amendment 14, Section 2 of the US Constitution," said Jody Grage, treasurer of the Green Party. "We've witnessed in election after election h ...

Source: www.midasoracle.org --- 2 days ago
Interesting blog post from Lance Fortnow on the VP prediction markets. (I will soon blog about those.) InTrade - Electoral Markets Map Their brand-new widget: Get the Electoral Markets widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! More charts of prediction markets on our “predictions” webpage. ---------- Midas Oracle .ORG = Site Map + Archives + Best + Charts + [...] ...