I wish electoral votes weren't separated by state as they seem to be these days, but by county. As one could see, much of California went to Bush, but since many more people live on the coast, all of California went to Kerry. Candidates should receive the votes from the counties they win, and the majority of that state will receive the extra one or two electoral votes. I think that'd also give third parties a better chance.

used to be home of a large union population would be more accurate i think.  can't pay your dues without a paycheck.

when were they not?

the far southeast coast of florida was washed free of people this summer?    most of the state of maine moved somewhere else?    actually most of the vast ashtray areas of the great basin seem to be red.

I mean like, today, the winner of the state wins the entire state, even if almost half of the state voted for the other person. What I'd like to see is the electoral votes of a state divided by the amount of counties the candidates won. For example, in California, if there were 1,000 electoral votes, and 488 counties voted for Bush and 510 voted for Kerry, then Bush would win 488 electoral votes and Kerry would win 510 plus the 2 extra votes.

maine has some sort of procedure in which its four votes arent dedicated merely to the winner unless he or she passes a certain threshold (i believe that's how it works)

voters in colorado didnt support an initiative last tuesday that would have assigned electors to both winners and losers by percentage.