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So Republicans in some states have come up with a perfectly constitutional alternative which already is used in Maine and Nebraska, awarding electoral college votes by congressional district. This would help Republicans in several states. Its perfectly constitutional because states get to decide how to award electoral votes.
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Award by congressional district is in use in two states, has been proposed many times before elsewhere, and still requires presidential candidates to win elections in congressional districts. It may favor Republicans, or it may not, depending on the state and the presidential candidate. Awarding electoral votes by district may have a positive impact of forcing candidates to campaign outside the large cities and bring a more geographically diverse electorate into the voting booth for them.
» “Rigging” the electoral system only is bad when it hurts Democrats - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
It definitely would force candidates to stop focusing on large cities alone, which is a good thing. Other thoughts?