01-15-2008, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by woot
That's the theory behind it, but the theory is absolutely wrong. As it is, 75% of people live in states that vote the same way every time, so issues that those people care about are rarely discussed. Inner-city issues are ignored entirely, since they always vote democratic anyway so nobody cares about appealing to them.
A straight general election would actually give more power to more states. As it is, residents of Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and a few other states decide the election every time, while residents in most states have no ability to make a difference.
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That is the 47 chromosome view, to be sure.
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