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Researchers claim that more than 50 Trump electors are not legally entitled to vote in the Electoral College because they either hold other offices or they do not live in the district they represent...

The debate has started again as to whether the US Constitution should be amended in order to change the presidential election process. Some promote eliminating the Electoral College in favor of a direct popular vote for president while others believe the Electoral College should remain...

I'm throwing this out for discussion. If the discussion ends up as "it's totally stupid and no one in their right mind would go for it," that's the risk I take :). Also, it may be impossible to implement if it requires a change to the US constitution. I propose the following for the Electoral...

I've spoken to a number of Americans today (I'm in Hawaii) and some have conjectured that Trump is so hated by the Republican establishment that at least some delegates won't cast a ballot for him. The rationale I've heard is that the GOP, or at least some of it, will be so satisfied with a...

Two words: Electoral Colleges Answer me this: Is there any particular reason why 1) Americans have accepted this system, and 2) Go about their lives behaving and talking as if this system wasn't actually in place, and it was actually their vote the one that elects the President, when in reality...

The topic is a general election issue - so I didn't put it in "vote2008": Such a step certainly would be a major one for a more democractic election process in which the focus would shift towards the individuals votes rather than the stupid delegates/ superdelegates/...

Originally I titled this thread, "Should we abolish the Electoral College." Since I expect to rehearse common arguments for and against, I anticipate people making the mostly brainless claim that it "protects" small states by giving them attention and clout. I think it reduces our elections to...

In the 17th ammendment thread, Shanek said this topic deserved its own discussion, and I agree. A popular notion these days, particularly in the wake of the 2000 Florida Debacle, is to simple abolish the electoral college system and just count the votes. I propose a compromise: Retain the...