http://socyberty.com/politics/the-electoral-college-exposed-how-the-presidential-election-really-works/ Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:07:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://socyberty.com/politics/the-electoral-college-exposed-how-the-presidential-election-really-works/comment-page-1/#comment-73613 Sparky112 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:09:22 +0000 http://socyberty.com/politics/the-electoral-college-exposed-how-the-presidential-election-really-works/#comment-73613 You should mention in here that there are two states which *can* split their electoral votes - Maine and Nebraska. It hasn't ever happened, but it is possible. Even though it still favors the overall winner of the state, it's a little bit of a better system, in my opinion, because it allows a person's vote to be important even if they are in a state which is overwhelmingly of the party opposite their own. You should mention in here that there are two states which *can* split their electoral votes – Maine and Nebraska. It hasn’t ever happened, but it is possible. Even though it still favors the overall winner of the state, it’s a little bit of a better system, in my opinion, because it allows a person’s vote to be important even if they are in a state which is overwhelmingly of the party opposite their own.

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