I don't see why any state would split its electoral votes in the absence of a broad national move in the same direction.
I have grave misgivings about different states apportioning their votes in different ways. So far, there's been no impact from Nebraska and Maine apportioning their votes by CD, but with bigger, less monolithic states, this could produce real problems if some states are winner take all, and others divide their electoral votes.
This could ignite an ugly round of underhanded partisan manipulation, with Republicans trying to get states like New York to do this, while Democrats go after states like Colorado (oh, I forgot, they already did this).
I think we should leave well enough alone.
That's what I've been thinking. The gerrymandering would be endless, and the legal challenges would be non-stop on both sides.
Respectfully, gerrymandering is endless and legal challenges are nonstop on both sides.
But why open up whole new avenues? The potential for trouble is endless, if you consider what could happen if certain major states are splitting their votes and others are not. Some doors are best left closed, especially in the bitter partisan atmosphere that pervades today.
