[EM] electoral college/Serious thoughts

[Adam Tarr]

Dave Ketchum wrote:

>Looking closer, I see that your formulas work to let low-populaiion states 
>keep their voting strength, while getting in relative party strength in 
>vote counts.

That's right.

>Seems like this would have an uphill battle, for states doing better at 
>getting voters to the polls would have each vote count less than in a 
>sister state of the same population that had less actual voters.

Isn't that already true?  In that sense, it's not a change from the current 
EC.  A state's EVs are not tied to its turnout, but to its census results.

>>>Adam dreams that a near tie in a popular vote national election is not 
>>>worth preparing for:
>>
>>I never said that.  I said that I wouldn't shy away from a national vote 
>>just because a tie MIGHT happen.
>
>Seems like we are hitting the same topic in different words.
>      I say getting a nationwide edition of what happened to FL in 2000 
> needs AVOIDING.
>
>     You would not worry.

I would worry, I would prepare... I just continue to think that the 
advantages of a national popular vote outweigh the potential problems.

-Adam