Republicans Lose, Would Like To Change the Rules

The Republicans have now lost the popular vote in five of the last six Presidential elections. This cannot sit well with the folks of the right.

In the last month we have heard that in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan Republican controlled legislature's are moving bills to change the way the state's electoral college votes are split. What they envision is splitting the electoral votes by electoral vote, interestingly the same way that Maine currently does it. In many states however, with the gerrymandering of districts, this will insure that many states that are currently blue in electoral politics will be sure to give some of their votes to Republicans. Conversely few if any states that are Red electorally have non Republican majorities in the legislatures to effect similar changes.

Consistent discussion about going to strict popular vote are valid discussions but most anyone should realize that this proportional question is just a short sighted attempt to gain power where there is none.

It seems unlikely to pass.