{"id":49865,"date":"2015-03-17T13:45:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T19:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/17\/set-up-the-vote.html"},"modified":"2015-05-11T08:08:28","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T14:08:28","slug":"set-up-the-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/03\/17\/set-up-the-vote.html","title":{"rendered":"Set Up the Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would consider proportional voting for President f it were done on a national basis; while it's being voted for only in those GOP-led states that have tended to vote majority Democrat in presidential elections, it's clearly just manipulation the rules in one's favor.<\/p>\n

But I'd rather see spotty state proportional voting (which is, at the very least, locally democatic) than proportional voting by congressional district.<\/i> Given the manipulation and gerrymandering of district lines by whomever (GOP or Dem) is in charge of the state lege right after the decennial Census, multiplying that effect by letting it influence the presidential elections, too, is practically criminal.<\/p>\n

(h\/t +<\/span>Les Jenkins<\/a><\/span>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nRepublicans are trying to legally rig elections: Michigan edition – AMERICAblog News<\/a><\/span>
\nLike similar proposals in other states, a new bill in Michigan would allocate electoral votes wildly unrepresentative congressional districts.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I would consider proportional voting for President f it were done on a national basis; while it's being voted for only in those GOP-led states that have tended to vote majority Democrat in presidential elections, it's clearly just manipulation the rules in one's favor. 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