Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Colorado's Fools

What can Colorado be thinking? The state is currently looking at divvying up its electoral votes proportional to the popular vote. Why would a state marginalize itself like this? If they do this, they make winning the state a net gain of 1 to 3 electoral votes. What candidate is going to fight hard for that? What candidate is going to devote precious resources to learning the needs of Colorado's citizen's? The answer is no candidate. If this measures passes, the state is short changing itself.

Oh, and I don't buy that the winner take all system disenfranchises the voters in the minority. That's bull. Do we say that voters for the losers of campaigns for the Governorship, Senate, and House are disenfranchised? No. This is nothing more than a calculated move to salvage electoral votes for a certain Senator, should he lose there.

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