> At 7:02 AM -0800 11/6/06, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]com> wrote:
> That method would work, but I think you are underestimating the impact of
> centrist/undecided/nonpartisan voters. Some people vote straight
> Republican or Democrat tickets, but when you have everyone in the whole
> ungerrymandered state deciding on which districting map to use, the result
> is likely to be less partisan than the current method.
I think this would go the same way as the electoral college did.
You have 2 maps and 10 districts:
Map 1: 10 Democrats
Map 2: 10 Republicans
It is in the interests of the State to give all its votes to the winner of
the election.
This is balanced against having better Representatives though. I am not
sure where to draw the line.
A State which is 50/50 Republican/Democrat could get alot of influence
if it had that rule. OTOH, if it was a safe State, then it could
lose influence compared to having a proportional map. Also, the
"election" in theory would only happen once every 10 years ...
however, that is not strictly required.
Raphfrk
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