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• Presidential Visits: Current Electoral College Rules Distort Attention

  • Posted: April 20, 2011
  • Author(s): Matt Morris, Rob Richie, Presidential Tracker
  • Categories: Presidential Tracker, National Popular Vote, Home

  Wonder why you never get to see the President? One reason may be that you don't live in a swing state. We know that presidential candidates concentrate their general election time and resources in the few states that can make or break their election. But it turns out that it's not so different once they get elected; a disproportionate amount of time is spent in those same states. One solution to this problem would be the National Popular Vote plan for president.

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• Virginia Redistricting: Part II

  • Posted: April 13, 2011
  • Author(s): Matt Morris, Rob Richie
  • Categories: Home

  The Virginia State legislature also must re-draw their district lines to reflect census data. See how many more voters would have competitive choice and fair representation with multi-member districts and proportional voting.

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• Virginia Congressional Redistricting: A Better Method

  • Posted: April 4, 2011
  • Author(s): Matt Morris
  • Categories: Home

  After every census, states across the country must re-draw their congressional district lines to reflect the data. This often leads to gerrymandering, but a better alternative is to use multi-member districts with proportional voting. See an example.

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• Electoral College Distortions: "Winner" could lose popular vote by a landslide

  • Posted: February 7, 2011
  • Author(s): Matt Morris
  • Categories: National Popular Vote, Home

  Could Obama have won with less than 25% of the popular vote? Under the current system of the Electoral College, this scenario is plausible.

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