Electoral College

Boola-Boola for the Electoral College

David Margolick | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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David Margolick

Speaking up for the Electoral College is a bit like defending the English system of measurements. Like inches and gallons, electoral votes are supposedly one of those unjustifiable, boneheaded legacies.

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The November Surprise

Paula Gordon | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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Paula Gordon

Pardon my paranoia, BUT ... There is little doubt that the Republican Party has for years included voter suppression as part of its ongoing strategy. ...

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Now Twitching with Every Twitch in the Polls

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

You're the ones who can't get this election out of your heads. You're the ones who, in this final push to November 4, have the TV and the radio on nonstop.

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Virginia=Win; North Carolina=Landslide

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

Unless something gargantuanly unexpected happens, if they call Virginia for Obama, you will know at that moment that he is the next President of the United States.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome to the penultimate Electoral Math column. OK, I admit, I just like correctly using the word "penultimate." Plus, it's fun to say! Try it! If...

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How McCain Could Win With 22% of the Popular Vote

Keith Thomson | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Keith Thomson

There's no time like the present to reflect on a system that allows a candidate to gain office regardless of the popular will.

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A Voting System That Keeps it Real

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Charles D. Ellison

Discourse on what's wrong with our voting system and how we fix it is as critical as the post-mortem horse race analysis we'll all pimp endlessly into 2009.

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Electoral College: A Nightmare Scenario

Peter Clothier | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Peter Clothier

It's my personal belief that if John McCain wins this election, this "democracy" as we know and preach it will have shown itself to be irremediably broken.

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If Democracy Is Denied

Michael Carmichael | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Michael Carmichael

The sheer momentum of the Obama-Biden ticket has triggered frantic and massive Republican vote-rigging operations in key battleground states designed ...

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Electoral Math -- Obama Holds His Lead

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

More and more, it is looking like Virginia will be the state that decides Election Night in Obama's favor. Sure, it could be Florida or Ohio, but my guess is that the vote-counting is going to take a while in both of them,

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Electoral Math -- Obama Lead Insurmountable?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

It's going to be all but impossible to continue the "we're in a dead heat" nonsense if Barack Obama decisively wins Florida and Virginia when the East Coast returns come in.

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How McCain Will Steal the Election from Obama (Sort Of)

Tom Matzzie | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Tom Matzzie

Conservatives are scared of a progressive majority. And they're going to lie, cheat and steal to prevent it from happening. But they can only be successful if we let them.

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Will this election end in a civil war?

Dave Winer | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Dave Winer

During the Democratic primary, as the choice narrowed to Obama and Clinton, it was pretty common for people to say that no matter what we'd have a str...

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Electoral Math -- Obama Landslide?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have to admit, that's a pretty provocative title. And enumerating the poultry before they emerge from the ova is always risky... as the saying goes.

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Immigrant Voter Registration Increasing

Chicago Tribune | Antonio Olivo | Posted 11.03.2008 | Chicago

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During the last three months, immigrant groups in Illinois have registered about 24,000 new voters, part of an aggressive last push to influence next ...

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Electoral Math Looking Good For Obama

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Barack Obama has made some gains since last week, to put it mildly. While he hasn't wildly increased his Strong numbers, at least the trend is in the right direction.

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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Electoral Math Update -- Obama Bounces Back

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Today was a banner day for Obama in the national polls (especially the one that puts him up nine points, 52/43) -- but they are largely meaningless, since that is not how we elect our president.

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Abolish the Electoral College: House Joint Resolution 36

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago

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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

The race is no longer about delegates, party rules, or even the popular vote, it's now about electoral votes. And because the race is close, once again a major Constitutional flaw is exposed--the Electoral College.

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"Popular Vote" Claims Just A Myth

Charles Kozierok | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home

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Charles Kozierok

"Winning the popular vote" doesn't mean what most people think it does, and the conclusions that people draw from this bogus metric are myths.

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Electoral Math Checkup -- Obama's Low Point?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The national trend for Obama may have turned around in his favor in just the last couple of days. So even though things look grim here, Obama is already starting to bounce back.

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MyDD/Huffington Post Presidential Race Rankings

Jonathan Singer | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

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Jonathan Singer

If McCain is able to merely hold the states that Bush won in 2004 -- and even if he loses one or two of the small or even medium-sized states -- he could still become president.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Sure Could Use A Bump

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama has slipped below the magic 270 number for the first time since he became the Democratic presumptive nominee, and McCain has just about caught up with him.

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Electoral Logic

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

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Peter A. Ubel

There is a better way to maximize the efficiency of the campaign: take the Electoral College to its logical conclusion, and award Electoral College votes not state-by-state, but county-by-county.

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Popular Vote v. Electoral College (Why The Media Badly Needs A History Lesson)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

It's painful to watch these fools -- they don't know how a five-point popular vote victory almost always translates when it comes to the only metric that matters -- the Electoral College. (Hint: landslide).

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