>>This would retain much of the Constituional spirit of the college), but in theory it would be immensely more difficult to arrive at a "split-decision" of popular vs. electoral than the current "winner-takes-all" system in 48 states and DC, since the electoral votes will reflect and are assigned at a much closer level to the actual popular vote. Convincing the states to implement this method might not be terribly difficult, since a) two already do it, and b) a time of crisis like this provides a good impetus.
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>The Electoal College is a direct mirror of the makeup of the US Congress.
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That, I am aware of. My plan for the electoral college is extremely close to the format of Congress - only not dependent on the congression-persons directly, but rather the presidential vote in their respective districts (CDs for the House and states for the Senate).