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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 11:48 AM Jan 2013

Florida GOP House Speaker(Will Weatherford ) Knocks Electoral College Scheme

Florida's Republican House Speaker Will Weatherford has come out against current Republican efforts to change the way Electoral College votes are apportioned.

"To me, that's like saying in a football game, 'We should have only three quarters, because we were winning after three quarters and they beat us in the fourth," Weatherford told the Miami Herald. "I don't think we need to change the rules of the game, I think we need to get better."

The GOP's proposal would divvy up electoral votes based on the outcomes in congressional districts, giving Republicans an outsized advantage. Republicans have floated these proposals in Virginia, Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/florida-gop-house-speaker-knocks-electoral-college-scheme

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Florida GOP House Speaker(Will Weatherford ) Knocks Electoral College Scheme (Original Post) cal04 Jan 2013 OP
These attempts are signs of a desperate party losing power and members with every year. randome Jan 2013 #1
So there's one sane GOP House Speaker? sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #2
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