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swim · 11-08-2012, 07:48 PM

I'm not saying it doesn't do that. I just don't think it's as big of a deal as everyone thinks. Sometimes you vote and you lose. If having an equal voice and 3rd parties are important to you then multi-member districts should be a priority. You could make each individual district an individual electoral vote and it would achieve a middle ground without splitting the baby. It would be more reflective of the popular vote and still be a stable system. It would still create an urban bias.

People would act differently if the rules were different. It's not outlandish to say that Perot would've gotten more votes if the election was based off of the popular vote. Having a popular vote could lead to having an extremist in power since the amount of votes needed would go way down. You'd likely to get many 3rd parties to run which would divide voters and you could elect the president with an extremely low percentage of the vote. You could of course put in a mandatory run off election but the thing is Americans vote too much, up to 5 times a year, and for too many offices, it is absurd to elect judges.

11-08-2012, 07:48 PM	#559 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,145	I'm not saying it doesn't do that. I just don't think it's as big of a deal as everyone thinks. Sometimes you vote and you lose. If having an equal voice and 3rd parties are important to you then multi-member districts should be a priority. You could make each individual district an individual electoral vote and it would achieve a middle ground without splitting the baby. It would be more reflective of the popular vote and still be a stable system. It would still create an urban bias. People would act differently if the rules were different. It's not outlandish to say that Perot would've gotten more votes if the election was based off of the popular vote. Having a popular vote could lead to having an extremist in power since the amount of votes needed would go way down. You'd likely to get many 3rd parties to run which would divide voters and you could elect the president with an extremely low percentage of the vote. You could of course put in a mandatory run off election but the thing is Americans vote too much, up to 5 times a year, and for too many offices, it is absurd to elect judges.