Comments on: Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere: Special Potomac Primaries Edition http://themoderatevoice.com/17757/around-the-campaign-2008-sphere-special-potomac-primaries-edition/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:48:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/17757/around-the-campaign-2008-sphere-special-potomac-primaries-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-140741 DLS Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:02:15 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/17757/around-the-campaign-2008-sphere-special-potomac-primaries-edition/#comment-140741 The super-delegates ("at-large" delegates that are in fact party elites and celebs within the party) remain a problem. I actually disrespect more the notion that the Clinton campaign may try to seat the ordinary delegates from Florida and Michigan, against party rules.<br><br>Otherwise, the Dem system and proportional allocation of regular delegates is superior to the setup the GOP has. I could go into detail about changing the delegate counts for each major party and the electoral vote totals or weight for each state in the Electoral College to make the party systems and the Electoral College better than they are today, but that's probably too stratospheric for y'all.<br><br>Short of going to direct popular election (not the National Popular Vote group's lunacy), the "district system" allocating votes on a per-district basis within each state is the way to go. The two additional votes held by each seat can be split or be awarded both to the state winner depending on some kind of threshold (which typically would be 60-66 2/3 per cent; 61.8 is the ideal if you know your classics). The super-delegates (”at-large” delegates that are in fact party elites and celebs within the party) remain a problem. I actually disrespect more the notion that the Clinton campaign may try to seat the ordinary delegates from Florida and Michigan, against party rules.

Otherwise, the Dem system and proportional allocation of regular delegates is superior to the setup the GOP has. I could go into detail about changing the delegate counts for each major party and the electoral vote totals or weight for each state in the Electoral College to make the party systems and the Electoral College better than they are today, but that's probably too stratospheric for y'all.

Short of going to direct popular election (not the National Popular Vote group's lunacy), the “district system” allocating votes on a per-district basis within each state is the way to go. The two additional votes held by each seat can be split or be awarded both to the state winner depending on some kind of threshold (which typically would be 60-66 2/3 per cent; 61.8 is the ideal if you know your classics).

]]> By: Iraq » Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere: Special Potomac Primaries Edition http://themoderatevoice.com/17757/around-the-campaign-2008-sphere-special-potomac-primaries-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-110628 Iraq » Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere: Special Potomac Primaries Edition Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:19:16 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/17757/around-the-campaign-2008-sphere-special-potomac-primaries-edition/#comment-110628 [...] The Moderate Voice - Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporti... wrote an interesting post today on Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere: Special Potomac Primaries EditionHere’s a quick excerpt NOTE: This is a special Potomac Primaries edition of our famous Around The Sphere link-fest: it gives you reaction to weblogs of many different viewpoints on yesterday’s primaries and the political scene. Links and quotes do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of TMV or its co-writers. REACTION TO THE VICTORIES OF DEMOCRAT BARACK OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN JOHN MCCAIN IN THE VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AND WASHINGTON D.C. PRIMARIES: – Don Surber: The people in nearly 40 states have spoken and most De [...] [...] The Moderate Voice – Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporti… wrote an interesting post today on Around The Campaign 2008 Sphere: Special Potomac Primaries EditionHere’s a quick excerpt NOTE: This is a special Potomac Primaries edition of our famous Around The Sphere link-fest: it gives you reaction to weblogs of many different viewpoints on yesterday’s primaries and the political scene. Links and quotes do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of TMV or its co-writers. REACTION TO THE VICTORIES OF DEMOCRAT BARACK OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN JOHN MCCAIN IN THE VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AND WASHINGTON D.C. PRIMARIES: – Don Surber: The people in nearly 40 states have spoken and most De [...]

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