National Popular Vote: And we could do it now.

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http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/npv/index.php?option=npvcontent&task=page&page_id=4

Wow. That could like... work! Without a change in the Constitution even.

I'm up for it, who else?

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This idea would just flip the current situation. Big cities, and areas with lots of big cities would get all the attention and the rest of the country would see nothing. Polititicians would work where they would get the most bang for their buck: East Coast, California, and a few cities in the middle (Chicago, Dallas/FW, Denver, St. Louis, etc.).

'Urban' issues would be the focus. 'Rural' issues would be there, but with much less focus. Why spend money and time on visiting small towns or appealing to them. It would be a waste of money in the eyes of a political campaign.

I don't like the current system myself, but don't think that solution would make things better overall.

How about we make them fight for every electoral vote. Instead of a whole states cache going to the winner of that state, they only get the electoral votes for the congressional districts they won. Electoral votes actually represent the number of districts, so why not split them down to that?

This would bring us closer to a popular vote because of the smaller grainularity. It also forces politicians to battle in districts where the vote is close... which could be anywhere in the country. For example, California usually goes Democratic, but several of their districts are close elections. So, rather than giving up the state, a Republican would still need to be present in the 'swing' districts there.

It might be a good compromise that would work. I don't know.