PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE Editorial: …Republicans took 13 of 18 of the state’s congressional seats. President Barack Obama won 53 percent of the state’s vote, but Democratic candidates won only 28 percent of the seats. Under the House bill, Mitt Romney would have taken the lion’s share of electors…
These moves to drive more electoral votes to future Republican nominees are afoot only in states, such as Pennsylvania, that the party has difficulty winning. The GOP is not pushing similar measures in states that it typically wins. Wonder why?
Americans hate it when any party tries to fix the rules to its own advantage, and this fix is part of the Republican attempt to discourage certain classes of voters. Another example is the voter ID law. No more shattering way can break the people’s faith in fair-fought elections… (more)
