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Originally Posted by Snake Doctor
I agree with this. It would require amending the constitution though, and that takes a very long time.
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After getting screwed in the election of 1824 Jackson had plans on doing this when he won in 1828. He found out the reality of changing the electoral college was harder than he planned and gave up trying to get it changed.
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There are alot of powerful congressional members from small states that want to keep things the way they are because by their states being "swing states" they get alot more attention than they would if the popular vote decided the election.
That, in my opinion, is the main reason no real effort has been made to change this.
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This is a myth. When was the last time a presidential candidate really campaigned in Alaska or Hawaii? They don't. Why? Because Alaska is always going to vote Republican and Hawaii will vote Democrat. Same thing goes for states like North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho and others. They will always vote republican. Minnesota and Massachusetts and DC will always vote Democrat. So candidates don't go to these states. Where do candidates go to? California, Florida, Ohio.