I think we need to do like Maine or Nebraska and divide the state up for our electoral votes. If we were in 4 sections we would at least always give 12 to the Republicans and 4 to the cheating fuckheads.
I believe that selecting the electors via congressional district, with there overall state-wide winner receiving the two extra electors (like Nebraska and Maine), is the way to go. It would significantly reduce the incentive for cheating, as only two electoral votes are on the line, not the 16 in MI.
I think this is a good idea. However, we did just enshrine in the MI constitution a new way of gerrymandering congressional districts, now heavily influenced by the Secretary of State, via a 2018 ballot proposal. Who thought that was a good idea, to make a simple idea into a complex process, then put it in the constitution? Another way to select electors could be to do popular vote counts by county, then have the most popular county outcome take all electors. The cities would hate that, but it would also minimize the amount of potential fraud.
I too live in Michigan. Wayne County always cheats. Wish we could deport that county.
I think we need to do like Maine or Nebraska and divide the state up for our electoral votes. If we were in 4 sections we would at least always give 12 to the Republicans and 4 to the cheating fuckheads.
I believe that selecting the electors via congressional district, with there overall state-wide winner receiving the two extra electors (like Nebraska and Maine), is the way to go. It would significantly reduce the incentive for cheating, as only two electoral votes are on the line, not the 16 in MI.
Wish CA and NY would do the same...
I think this is a good idea. However, we did just enshrine in the MI constitution a new way of gerrymandering congressional districts, now heavily influenced by the Secretary of State, via a 2018 ballot proposal. Who thought that was a good idea, to make a simple idea into a complex process, then put it in the constitution? Another way to select electors could be to do popular vote counts by county, then have the most popular county outcome take all electors. The cities would hate that, but it would also minimize the amount of potential fraud.