
Originally Posted by
Morehead State
No no You misunderstand. The members of Congress have would have no vote. It would just break down to Congressional districts. I am in the first district of Mas. My district will probably go Romney. Maybe the only one. That should be one electoral vote for Mass. Instead its just a statewide election and the winner gets all the electoral votes. thats less democratic.
So In Ohio they have 18 electoral votes, which means they have 16 congressional districts. So if 9 districts go with Romney and 7 with Obama, and Romney wins the total vote in the state, Romney would get 11 electoral votes and Obama 7. The way it is now, Romney would get all 18.