2016 Postmortem

Buckeye_Democrat

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7. Interesting!

Mon Jan 2, 2017, 12:34 AM

Jan 2017

Clinton would have won the electoral college if ALL states allocated their electors proportionally too, of course!

If we're going to keep the damn electoral college, that seems like a sensible way to do it!

I did the calculations just for sh*ts and giggles a few days after the election, mostly to see how close proportional electoral allocation came to the popular vote, percentage-wise. (The popular vote totals have since been updated because of slow counts.) Not that it really matters, but Clinton had an even bigger percentage gap among proportional electors than she did the popular vote! At least at that time. EDIT: It was very nearly the same, though! Not a big difference at all.

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Does anyone know about this?? [View all] MFM008 Jan 2017 OP

Have not seen or heard about this. triron Jan 2017 #1

OK we will have to MFM008 Jan 2017 #2

Don't hold your breath jimlup Jan 2017 #3

Low profile ProudLib72 Jan 2017 #4

The man who filed the lawsuit, Asa Gordon, is Chair of the DC Statehood Green Party. pnwmom Jan 2017 #5

Thank you for posting this. I thought it happened in 2008 as well. underthematrix Jan 2017 #11

I think the key phrase is "without an explicit state election code". eggplant Jan 2017 #6

Interesting! Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #7

Awesome! treestar Jan 2017 #8

kick for visibility triron Jan 2017 #9

Asa Gordon is a serial litigant. And serial loser. onenote Jan 2017 #10

Right SCantiGOP Jan 2017 #13

Keep us posted. In my experience, revolution is usually triggered in the fine print;-) sarc on# or lutherj Jan 2017 #12

No, I had not seen that one, but I read about this one AmericanActivist Jan 2017 #14

Even if true, and even if the case is won, it won't be retroactive to this election. n/t Binkie The Clown Jan 2017 #15

Interested Attorneys and/or Con Law Students Should Help Out dlk Jan 2017 #16

If Gordon is a retired astrodynamicist... EL34x4 Jan 2017 #17

It could happen MFM008 Jan 2017 #18

The Constitution doers not even require a popular vote for President Yupster Jan 2017 #19