I guess the answer partly depends on whether you think state divisions or political party divisions are more important. Do Rhode Islanders identify as Rhode Islanders or as centrist/conservative/liberal, for the purposes of voting in the presidential election? I mean, certainly it makes sense to divide the houses of Congress by state. But I'm not sure that the presidency necessarily depends on those divisions, any more.
I admit, part of my interest in this idea--not that I actually think it'll come to pass--is from living in "safe" blue states more or less all my life. Even Minnesota, which is ostensibly purple, really is blue, and it gets campaigned in accordingly. I think getting rid of the electoral college would force candidates to target the whole country, not just a select handful of swing states.
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Date: 2011-05-09 21:29 (UTC)I admit, part of my interest in this idea--not that I actually think it'll come to pass--is from living in "safe" blue states more or less all my life. Even Minnesota, which is ostensibly purple, really is blue, and it gets campaigned in accordingly. I think getting rid of the electoral college would force candidates to target the whole country, not just a select handful of swing states.