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now i know the likelihood of an amendment to change this is unlikely but I'm curious what people actually think
currently, 48 states have a winner take all system
currently Nebraska and Main have a list system based on popular district vote and overall state vote
IMO this is a very piss poor system as far as the overall winner is concerned it leaves many voices unheard and its the only time we do this.
its not done with senators, representatives, governors or mayors
Id rather remove the EC and make it a straight popular vote because in todays world there's really no need for the EC but if people are uncomfortable with removing it then ALL states should switch to a ratio system and have the ability to split their votes based on a percentage (rounding down)
if it was a percentages/ratio system then states like my own instead of casting 21 EC votes for Biden PA would have cast 11 votes for Biden and 10 for Trump
Cali 35 Biden, 20 Trump
Texas 20 Trump, 18 Biden
or very close to that etc
IMO there's no logical reason to be against this and if you are its probably telling of another issue
now in the smaller states, it gets toughed if they only have 3 ECs cause you have to round down for the loser you cant round-up
for example in a state with only 3 votes and a million total votes a candidate that got 550k votes would still get 2 votes of the 3 which is not 66% but that's just how it has to work ratio wise. The winner has to get the extra vote.
some voices would still get lost but its still way better than what we do now but we know how math works lol
Its not a terrible idea but I would prefer we leave it the way it is. The outsized footprint of the small states keeps the candidates honest to a degree.
That being said, It was ridiculous in 1900 to still have a system by which the man who got the most votes of the people in a nation didn't win the election. And this was before instantaneous communications, electronic vote tabulation, and mandatory recounts were in place. In 2022 it's not only ridiculous, it's dangerous. There is a tipping point to where the impact of the small states is so ridiculously large that it will make sense to many for the populous states to ignore the results of the election. The solution is simple. Just make it to where you have to win the electoral college vote as well as the popular vote to become President-elect. If no one candidate gets both the majority in the electoral college as well as the plurality of the popular vote (ensuring that he or she is the choice of people), simply use what we have now if nobody wins the Electoral College majority.