Teddy's Electoral Reform (Electoral College)

[tpfkaw]

There are a few problems I see with this (the big one is simply just to ask why not just switch to a national popular vote system...)

Look at Maine, 1992.  With only 316 votes separating Bush and Perot, it would hardly seem fair that Perot get an EV but not Bush (and also that 3/4 EVs go to Clinton with less than 40% of the vote).

[tpfkaw]

Interestingly, this would not change the outcome of the 2000 election:

Alabama

Bush: 6
Gore: 3

Alaska

Bush: 3

Arizona

Bush: 5
Gore: 3

Arkansas

Bush: 4
Gore: 2

California

Gore: 30
Bush: 22
Nader: 2

Colorado

Bush: 5
Gore: 3

Connecticut

Gore: 6
Bush: 2

Delaware

Gore: 3

DC

Gore: 3

Florida

Bush: 13
Gore: 11
Nader: 1

Georgia

Bush: 8
Gore: 5

Hawaii

Gore: 3
Bush: 1

Idaho

Bush: 3
Gore: 1

Illinois

Gore: 13
Bush: 9

Indiana

Bush: 8
Gore: 4

Iowa

Gore: 5
Bush: 2

Kansas

Bush: 4
Gore: 2

Kentucky

Bush: 5
Gore: 3

Louisiana

Bush: 6
Gore: 3

Maine

Gore: 3
Bush: 1

Maryland

Gore: 7
Bush: 3

Massachusetts

Gore: 8
Bush: 3
Nader: 1

Michigan:

Gore: 10
Bush: 8

Minnesota

Gore: 6
Bush: 4

Mississippi

Bush: 5
Gore: 2

Missouri

Bush: 7
Gore: 4

Montana

Bush: 3

Nebraska

Bush: 4
Gore: 1

Nevada

Bush: 3
Gore: 1

New Hampshire

Bush: 3
Gore: 1

New Jersey

Gore: 9
Bush: 5
Nader: 1

New Mexico

Gore: 4
Bush: 1

New York

Gore: 21
Bush: 11
Nader: 1

North Carolina

Bush: 9
Gore: 5

North Dakota

Bush: 3

Ohio

Bush: 12
Gore: 9

Oklahoma

Bush: 6
Gore: 2

Oregon

Gore: 5
Bush: 2

Pennsylvania

Gore: 13
Bush: 10

Rhode Island

Gore: 3
Bush: 1

South Carolina

Bush: 5
Gore: 3

South Dakota

Bush: 3

Tennessee

Bush: 7
Gore: 4

Texas

Bush: 20
Gore: 11
Nader: 1

Utah

Bush: 4
Gore: 1

Vermont

Gore: 3

Virginia

Bush: 8
Gore: 5

Washington

Gore: 7
Bush: 4

West Virginia

Bush: 4
Gore: 1

Wisconsin
Gore: 6
Bush: 4
Nader: 1

Wyoming

Bush: 3

Total

Bush: 272
Gore: 258
Nader: 8