We must reform the Electoral College system to distribute the electoral votes by the congressional districts.  The reform is that the party that wins the congressional district gets the electoral vote for that district.  This would mirror the House of Representatives.  This is the most fair and representative way to distribute the votes.  Presently, Maine and Nebraska distribute by congressional districts, plus the winner gets the two "Senate" votes.  This could be the basis for the reform, but I would prefer that the "Senate" votes be distributed according the Senate make-up of the state. The current system of winner take all disenfranchises many voters.  One could win by a few votes, as Bush did in Florida, and win the state.  Also, many states such as Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania have conservative Republican congressional districts, but their votes are usually swamped by the votes in cities such as Detroit,...(Read Full Post)