Most Americans Lose With the Winner-Take-All Electoral System ...

Most Americans Lose With the Winner-Take-All Electoral System Free Online Articles Directory Why Submit Articles? Top Authors Top Articles FAQ ABAnswers Publish Article 0 && $. browser. msie ) { var ie_version = parseInt($. browser. version); if(ie_version Login Login via Register Hello My Home Sign Out Email Password Remember me?Lost Password? Home Page > News and Society > Politics > Most Americans Lose With the Winner-Take-All Electoral System Most Americans Lose With the Winner-Take-All Electoral System Posted: Dec 05, 2011 |Comments: 0 | By Rich Rubino Did you ever wonder why some states are more equal than others in terms of Presidential attention? President Barack Obama, like his predecessors, spends an inordinate amount of time barnstorming swing states under the guise of promoting his domestic agenda. About half of his domestic travel has been to just nuratrim 13 states, which coincidentally happen to be battleground states. He has spent more than 50 days in these critical showdown states in 2011. By contrast, all ten of the states he has not visited as President are non-competitive ?safe states,? where the winner has been determined on paper before a single voter marks his/her ballot. Welcome to another year of electoral politics. When the general election begins in earnest, those Americans who are unfortunate enough to live in the 35 states that are not likely to be contested will watch the election drama unfold from the electoral sidelines. For them, the Presidential race is merely a spectator sport. These candidates will spend their time singing the praises of ethanol in Iowa, will tour the everglades in Florida, and will discuss the effects of international trade agreements on steal workers in Youngstown, Ohio.

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