Electoral College Reform

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On the SJ Games MOO, it was proposed that electoral votes for each state be apportioned by House district (state winner getting the two Senate electoral vote, a la the Maine system).  Polldata has the data necessary for the House districts for the last three elections:

1992
Bush: 179 House, 36 Senate, 215 total
Clinton:  256 House, 64 Senate, (+3 DC) 323 total

1996
Clinton: 280 House, 64 Senate, (+3 DC) 347 total
Dole: 155 House, 36 Senate, 191 total

2000
Bush:  228 House, 60 Senate, 288 total
Gore:  207 House, 40 Senate, (+3 DC) 250 total

Comments

[jackwalker.livejournal.com]

Interesting.

It would certainly have prevented the Florida debacle of 2000 from being such a critical event, too. Bush's victory would have been clear enough that it wouldn't have mattered.