{"id":21629,"date":"2013-01-17T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T21:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/karoli\/pa-gop-introduces-bill-steal-2016-electoral"},"modified":"2013-01-17T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T21:00:16","slug":"pa-gop-introduces-bill-to-rig-2016-electoral-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/pa-gop-introduces-bill-to-rig-2016-electoral-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"PA GOP Introduces Bill To Rig 2016 Electoral Votes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Pennsylvania_state_seal.jpeg\"\/<\/a><\/div>\n

Just like clockwork, it begins<\/a>. Via ThinkProgress<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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On Monday, seven Pennsylvania Republican state representatives introduced a bill to make this vote-rigging scheme a reality in their state<\/a>. Under their bill, the winner of Pennsylvania as a whole will receive only 2 of the state\u2019s 20 electoral votes, while \u201c[e]ach of the remaining presidential electors shall be elected in the presidential elector\u2019s congressional district.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania is a blue state that voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every single presidential race for the last two decades<\/a>, so implementing the GOP election-rigging plan in Pennsylvania would make it much harder for a Democrat to be elected to the White House. Moreover, because of gerrymandering, it is overwhelmingly likely that the Republican candidate will win a majority of Pennsylvania\u2019s electoral votes even if the Democrat wins the state by a very comfortable margin. Despite the fact that President Obama won Pennsylvania by more than 5 points last November, Democrats carried only 5 of the state\u2019s 18 congressional seats<\/a>. Accordingly, Obama would have likely won only 7 of the state\u2019s 20 electoral votes if the GOP vote rigging plan had been in effect last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

ThinkProgress notes that the bill has fewer sponsors this time than last, which might indicate that they’re not going to prioritize it. I think it’s just a case of political cover. The less fingerprints on the effort to subvert the will of the people, the better.<\/p>\n

More folks are starting to get shrill<\/a>. Good. The more voices the better. Republicans should not be allowed to steal what they cannot win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Pennsylvania_state_seal.jpeg\"\/<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Just like clockwork, it begins<\/a>. Via ThinkProgress<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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On Monday, seven Pennsylvania Republican state representatives introduced a bill to make this vote-rigging scheme a reality in their state<\/a>. Under their bill, the winner of Pennsylvania as a whole will receive only 2 of the state’s 20 electoral votes, while “[e]ach of the remaining presidential electors shall be elected in the presidential elector’s congressional district.”<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania is a blue state that voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every single presidential race for the last two decades<\/a>, so implementing the GOP election-rigging plan in Pennsylvania would make it much harder for a Democrat to be elected to the White House. Moreover, because of gerrymandering, it is overwhelmingly likely that the Republican candidate will win a majority of Pennsylvania’s electoral votes even if the Democrat wins the state by a very comfortable margin. Despite the fact that President Obama won Pennsylvania by more than 5 points last November, Democrats carried only 5 of the state’s 18 congressional seats<\/a>. Accordingly, Obama would have likely won only 7 of the state’s 20 electoral votes if the GOP vote rigging plan had been in effect last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

ThinkProgress notes that the bill has fewer sponsors this time than last, which might indicate that they’re not going to prioritize it. I think it’s just a case of political cover. The less fingerprints on the effort to subvert the will of the people, the better.<\/p>\n

More folks are starting to get shrill<\/a>. Good. The more voices the better. Republicans should not be allowed to steal what they cannot win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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