Originally Posted by GatorB

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.



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.