Winner won't take all? Michigan Republican leadership open to exploring new rules for presidential e

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Source: MLive

Winner won't take all? Michigan Republican leadership open to exploring new rules for presidential elections
By Jonathan Oosting | [e-mail]
on January 29, 2013 at 10:01 AM, updated January 29, 2013 at 10:02 AM Print


LANSING, MI -- Michigan Republican leaders are considering a plan to divide Michigan's 16 Electoral College votes, changing a winner-take-all system that has seen Democratic presidential candidates dominate the state since 1988.

State Rep. Pete Lund made national news last week when he confirmed plans to reintroduce a bill that would award one of Michigan's electoral votes to the winner in each of the state's 14 Congressional districts and two electoral votes to the winner of the statewide popular vote.

Lund's bill failed to gain support when he first introduced it last year, a reality he attributed to Republican hopes that presidential candidate Mitt Romney would win the state in 2012 and claim all of its Electoral College votes.

Michigan's Republican leadership now appears to be warming up to the proposal.


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Bastards all!

Don't miss the readers' comments below the article. GOPer remarks are non-existent.

[judesedit]

1. They can redistrict all they want. GET RID OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE and it won't matter!

[LongTomH]

5. That would take an amendment to the Constitution!

Amending the Constitution isn't easy, especially in the current political climate with the US House dominated by far-right Republicans.

[ck4829]

2. It's need to be put out loud and in front that they opposed it when they thought Romney might win

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[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. MI Legislators an Governor march to the drums of Koch/Norquist

Logic vanished in November.

[broadcaster75201]

3. Now this WILL result in Civil War

No government elected this way will be legitimate. The House barely is.

[davidpdx]

6. I think this is loosing steaming and groups are working on a state level to kill this

Someone from the NAACP was on one of the shows and asked about it.

[groundloop]

7. They certainly need to quash this scheme, however......

it's my opinion that if any state has crazy enough right wingers in power with the gall to pass this nonsense it's Michigan. I believe the repukes in Michigan don't give a shit about appearances, they're going to do anything possible to grab power while they can.

[RedCloud]

8. They only do this in states that vote blue that they have gerrymandered.