(03-22-2019, 01:33 PM)JagNGeorgia Wrote:

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(03-21-2019, 09:48 AM)mikesez Wrote:

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Where did I say I wanted a popular vote?

Are you for a popular vote?

No.
I would keep the electoral college but I would require the states to apportion all of their electors to the statewide result. 
this way no one has to be told that they're wasting their vote. a candidate like Gary Johnson might pick up an electoral vote or two in some of the larger States.
this way someone like Donald Trump has an incentive to try to compete in California because he should be able to win about 20 of their 50 plus votes.
and you get to keep the benefit of the electoral college, which is that nobody has to care if California suddenly lets some illegal immigrants vote. That problem will not be allowed to affect the vote total in any other state. A simple National popular vote would mean that the other states would have to fight California about who they allowed to vote or don't allow to vote.
Then if the first electoral college deadlocks with three or more candidates getting votes, and no candidate getting a majority, instead of going to the House, the same election should be run again with only the top two candidates.

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I also think it's important to amend to the Constitution such that it's not easy to qualify to become president.
You should have to do a lot of financial disclosures and some sort of secret committee probably appointed by state governors or something should have to review them and say that you have no conflicts of interest before you can run.

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