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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I want to see this tried out just for the hell of it.
That's part genius, part lunacy.
I mean, you could have half of Long Island and the suburbs of Buffalo being the same Congressional District in New York...
This needs to be implemented somewhere. You think the districts are crazy-looking now...
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You remember when Prince Edward Island basically said "F*ck that" in response to an independent commission's proposed electoral map back in 2006?
That would be most of our States reaction to this proposal.
edited 8th Nov '12 9:58:04 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Remember that state senate candidate from Maine whose opponents tried to slander her by telling everyone she played World of Warcraft? Well, she won
. And even better, Blizzard sent her a copy of Mists of Pandaria, signed by the entire dev team. D'aww.
Then why not take geography out of the equation entirely? Just take a list of every single resident in the state, then use a random number generator to assign each one to a given representative.
Granted, that would create some extra hassle while voting, since polling places would need to have forms prepared for every district in the state instead of just for one.
Didn't John Kerry get the nomination because Howard Dean and most of the other Democratic candidates eliminated themselves?
The resemblance between the two election years is uncanny...
The simplest reason: People move between states/turn 18/die every decade...
It's easier to keep things geographical. Because if people move, there won't be the same number of people in a city/on a block... Whereas if you give each person a number, you need to make sure that person is still in the state every 10 years...
edited 8th Nov '12 10:32:26 PM by Swish
Expanding on that:
The president and his old and somewhat erratic Vice-President are challenged by a politician from Massachusetts who picks a very young and ambitious congressman for his running mate
And the race mostly depends who gets Ohio (and to a lesser extent Florida).
The Incumbent wins with a slight lead in the Poplar Vote. Because despite the President's sagging approval ratings, the challenger is prone to flip-flopping and has a boring, robot-like personality.
edited 8th Nov '12 10:33:41 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Some sort of computer algorithm that would sort and mix geographical areas for maximum variety in each riding would be nice.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.

...Curses, foiled again. >:(
So some people here have speculated about how the GOP could end up splitting into multiple parties. Apparently, Herman Cain's been doing the same thing.