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Nyvin
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« on: October 02, 2016, 06:42:19 PM »

More states should adopt electoral vote allocation by CD. Makes things interesting.

It is an awful idea. Since such a plan would be based on how CDs are drawn, it would literally allow Republicans to gerrymander the electoral college nearly as bad as the House.

And this plan at the time was not just confined to PA, either. The RNC was pushing it in many battleground states they controlled as they wanted to leverage their success in 2010 to rig presidential elections as well, since they often can't seem to win them the normal way.
Why did you say "republicans?" Both parties gerrymander from california and maryland to north carolina and florida (before the court ordered redistricting). Calling people out ISN'T and SHOULDN'T be restricted to party. Both parties use the system.

Maryland you have a point, but California uses an independent commission.   I know that isn't perfect, but it's still a massive improvement from states that just give the legislators a free for all.
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