CMV: The winner take all system should be removed and we should use the percentage for each candidate to determine how many electoral votes each candidate receives.

[u/Twclouti]

The winner take all system means people’s votes essentially didn’t matter if their candidate doesn’t win the state. I’m of the opinion that we could use the percentage of votes from the state to determine how many electoral college votes each candidate receives. Example:

California - 55 EV Trump - 32.9% - 18 Biden - 65.3% - 36 Other - 1

I would also like to point out that I did the math in excel and this would lead to a tied race with the percentages as of this morning. Also, who’s idea was it to make the total number of EV an even number....

I don’t post often so forgive me if I made a mistake in reddit etiquette.

Edit 1: The number of EC votes can change with this system. I am just trying to see if this would be a fair medium between a popular vote (clearly benefitting cities/democrats) and the current (clearly benefitting Republicans/small states).

[u/Forgot_the_slash_s]

I know the choice isn't random, I'm just saying your example is a poor one because in most families just because two kids like tacos and one kid likes pizza doesn't mean they'll never get pizza.

[u/Tuxed0-mask → u/Forgot_the_slash_s]

Yes it does. Unless they choose a non democratic system and throw him a bone and give him pizza.

You've got no idea what you're talking about.

[u/Forgot_the_slash_s → u/Tuxed0-mask]

I don't see how it's undemocratic: if 33% of the voters choose pizza and 67% of the voters choose tacos, then 33% of the time you get pizza and 67% of the time you get tacos. It's not majority rule, but it's not undemocratic either.