I heard something about Colorado putting on the ballot this year an initiative to change how the electoral college votes are divided up. Basically if it passes they will divide the votes up depending on the percentage of vote the candidate gets. Giving the vote to the people. If it does pass it will effect this election.
What do you guys think?
Personally I think that it should be like that in every state.

By Kaye on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 08:39 pm:

It could have a huge effect on the election. As for the time magazine polls of last week, it had Kerry and Bush pretty much tied at 244 electoral votes, with 4 really undetermined states, NM which has 5, OH which has 20, PA 21 NH 4. So if you were to take CO 9 votes away from bush, lets half them It ups kerry to 249 and bush to 240, If you split the remaining four state Kerry would win. But if CO doesn't pass it then Bush could win. I am not sure who I feel about it being that way in every state. It does make sense that the popular vote should match the electoral college, BUT then again you are giving some individual states a lot more power. For example CA has always been very very democratic, and they have so many electoral votes, it would make states like DE and AL just not really matter. It would certainly make a huge difference in campaign trails. I mean Bush doesn't bother going to CA and Kerry doesn't bother coming to Texas.

By Cocoabutter on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 10:38 pm:

I, for one, living in Michigan, would appreciate the state's electoral votes being divided by percentage. I live on the West side of the state(Grand Rapids) which is predominately republican, and the East side of the state (Detroit) is predominately democratic and also more heavily populated. Our state went to the democratic candidate in each of the last three elections.


For more information on electoral reform, I found this http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/electoral%20reform

By Bea on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 03:35 pm:

By tradition I have no vote here in Virginia. If the state continues with it's long history of a republican majority, it doesn't matter if I vote on not. The delegates will all be given to the republican candidate, even though this area of Virginia is predominantly democratic.

By Mommyathome on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 03:44 pm:

I totally think it should be like that in every state. DH and I discuss this every election.
As Bea said, by tradition *my* vote really won't count. Utah always goes republican.
I think each vote should count.
1 million people could vote Republican, and 999,999 could vote Democratic and the whole state gets chalked up to a Republican vote. Therefore, all of Utahs electorial votes go for the Republican candidate.
If it were a close call in a few states, it could completely change the outcome of the election.
I would *LOVE* to see every really mean something. It's so hard to encourage people to get out and vote with the way things are set up now.

By Emily7 on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 04:04 pm:

I think that if every state did this more people would vote. I too live in a republican state that is very proud of the Vice President. Half the time I can not vote a straight democrat ticket because we don't have democrats running for local offices. I would like to see at least one of our 3 electoral votes go my way.