Earlier this week, Addicting Info’s Michael Hayne reported on GOP Party Chairman Reince Priebus floating his approval of the idea that presidential electoral votes be divvied up based on each state’s congressional districts. In his post, “If We Can’t Beat ‘Em, Let’s Just Rig It: RNC Chair Likes Idea Of Rigging Next Presidential Election For Republicans,” Hayne quotes Priebus as saying:
“I think it’s something that a lot of states that have been consistently blue that are fully controlled red ought to be looking at,” Priebus said of the plan to change how electoral votes are granted.
Well he no longer has to think it’s something states should look at—according to ThinkProgress, the notion has just moved from mere idea, one step closer to becoming reality.
On Monday, seven Pennsylvania Republican state representatives introduced a bill to make this vote-rigging scheme a reality in their state. Under their bill, the winner of Pennsylvania as a whole will receive only 2 of the state’s 20 electoral votes, while “[e]ach of the remaining presidential electors shall be elected in the presidential elector’s congressional district.”
Makes sense, I guess, if you’re a Republican who thought you could hand Mitt Romney the presidency by enacting minority-vote-thwarting voter ID laws in your state … and failed.still not seeing that change just more elephant dung doggie bagged from last year. wait till the open it, PU.
The GOP is no longer a party of ideas, but a party of tactics. President Reagan may have had some very bad ideas, but they were ideas, not electoral trickery.you can call it trickery or trying to buy insurance, we saw what they did last year this year they are trying to downgrade their on electoral status i guess just in case but if God forbid their entry succeeds in stealing the Pa. election then they would be subject to what they think they would be doing to us.
btw that's tantamount to admitting defeat before the games begin.