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The First Shall Be Last
- Posted: September 6, 2007
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote, Innovative Analysis
As the presidential nomination season is heating up, have you ever thought about the word "primary"? Going to the dictionary, one finds that the first definition is, "first or highest in rank, quality, or importance."
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E-Newsletter September 6, 2007
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To the Spoilers Belong the Victors
- Posted: August 30, 2007
- Categories: Instant Runoff Voting, FairVote, Innovative Analysis
The President of the United States is tasked with being the leader of the entire country, including those who did not vote for him or her. Unlike Congress, where different viewpoints are represented in one body (even if only one party happens to be in control at any given time), a president is in office because his or her side won, and the other lost.
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Growing Polarization
- Posted: August 23, 2007
- Categories: FairVote, Innovative Analysis
In lecterns in New Hampshire, town hall meetings in Iowa, and television studios inside the Beltway, candidates, pundits, and just about everyone else bemoan the growing polarization of the American electorate. As the political tectonic plates slowly shift, the seismic shocks cause the fault lines between red and blue to rent themselves even farther apart, while swing voters scramble so as not to fall into the widening gap. Surely, it can’t be as bad as all that!
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History of Congressional District Method for Presidential Elections Fraught with Partisan Intrigue
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History of Congressional District Method for Presidential Elections Fraught with Partisan Intrigue
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Fuzzy Math
- Posted: August 9, 2007
- Categories: Research & Analysis, FairVote, Innovative Analysis
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In 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote by a small margin, but lost the Electoral College vote. Gore’s margin of victory in the popular vote was 0.52%, but Bush’s Electoral College margin of victory was 0.93%. Had a congressional district allocation been in place, Bush’s electoral vote margin of victory would have been 7.06%, eight times an already distorted result. (from FairVote’s new Wrong-Way Reforms for Allocating Electoral College Votes)
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The Myth of the Recount Menace
- Posted: August 2, 2007
- Categories: National Popular Vote, FairVote, Innovative Analysis
The report referenced in this article has been replaced. For updated information on recounts, see the new report: A Survey and Analysis of Statewide Election Recounts, 2000-2009
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FairVote Launches Internet Video Contest!
- Posted: July 30, 2007
- Categories: FairVote
As a chaotic presidential primary season heats up, as rumors swirl about potential third party spoiler candidacies, and as electoral reforms are being debated and implemented all across the country, the time is ripe to hear directly from the people about how best to improve the way we hold elections.
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'08ers to Big States:<br>We Only Love You for Your Money
- Posted: July 26, 2007
- Categories: FairVote, Innovative Analysis
In the torrid romantic epic that is the presidential primary season, some states are wooed more vigorously than Romeo making a play for Juliet, all in the hopes of greater electoral affection come early 2008. For the states that hoped to increase their attractiveness by moving their primaries up to February 5, however, the courtship may be star-crossed. Though they may still get a shower of attention, it's not only love the candidates are after. These heart-breakin’ White House hopefuls are really engaged in some high-level gold digging. For some states, it seems, they mostly love them for their money...