Tag Archives: Electoral College

Ohio Will Not Rig The Electoral College

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Good news — Ohio’s top lawmakers said today that they do not support plans to alter the state’s winner-takes-all approach to the electoral college, much to the ire of RNC Chairman Reince Priebus who loves the idea. COLUMBUS, Ohio — … Continue reading →

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Republican Strategy for 2016? Cheat the System.

Posted on December 8, 2012 at 9:22 am by Bob Cesca

Republicans are trying a new scam to rig the 2016 presidential election We know about voter ID and restricting voting hours and booths in Democratic precincts — moves by Republicans to keep Democrats from voting. Now they’re trying to rig … Continue reading →

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Super Stupid

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 9:28 am by Bob Cesca

A wackaloon state senator from Idaho doesn’t understand how the electoral college process works, and so she’s come up with a crazystupid idea for a Romney victory: states where Romney won the electoral vote should refuse to participate in the … Continue reading →

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The Republican Party’s Best Friend: Gerrymandering

Posted on November 12, 2012 at 12:37 pm by Bob Cesca

Sam Wang: As of now, counting the leader in each undecided race, the new House will be 235 R, 200 D, a gain of only 7 seats. ThinkProgress reports a popular-vote tally of 50.3% D to 49.7%, a margin of … Continue reading →

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The Two Party System

Posted on December 10, 2009 at 11:39 pm by Bob Cesca

Yglesias jotted down some of the reasons and justifications for America’s tight two party system. Adding to his list… Two party systems tend to make for a more consistent government. While it might be interesting to see what would happen … Continue reading →

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