Electoral college poll by party

[Alcon]

(D) Yes.

I know what the system was intended to do and why it's there, but somehow a vote in D.C. being worth three times one in Texas makes little sense to me.

[Alcon]

I think it should be proportional...If you gets 60% in a state, you get 60% of the Electoral votes. Also, I think they should eliminate the limit to win. For instance..

Democrat - 265
Republican - 266
Independent - 7

The Republican still wins because he got a majority of the electorals.

The problem with that is that it effectively ruins the power of any state that institutes it - and good luck getting all states to at the same time.

[Alcon]

This forum appears to be much more in favor of keeping the electoral college than the country as a whole.

That's not all that surprising, because this board is also more aware of how it came to be and why it is.  Could the average American really explain it?

(Not that I'm a fan.)