June 3, 2008 - Critical Date In Next Year's Election?

[Hissyspit]

June 3, 2008. According to the New Yorker, this might be the most important date in next year's election. That's because a California ballot-initiative will be voted on that, if passed, will award electoral votes by district, rather than as a winner-take-all block for the entire state. The likely result would be a swing of as many as twenty California electoral votes to the party who usually loses the bid for the state; we'll give you two guesses who that is. (New Yorker)

[Wednesdays]

1. What's sauce for the goose...

They should do that with Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee, then.

[NYVet]

3. I agree...

The small states get shafted because the candidates know that if they carry, CA, NY, FL, and a couple more large states, they win.

This will make it a true 50 state race.

[Flarney]

2. Great, now they can gerrymander the presidential race, too! (nt)

[hedgehog]

4. Does anyone know if California is still winner take all in the primaries?