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Originally posted by DeltAlum
There is a movement afoot in Colorado to end the "Winner take all" situation regarding delegates to the Electoral College, and doing it by actual percentage of the popular vote.
That way, it wouldn't be possible (at least in theory) to win the popular vote and lose in the Electoral College process.
My question is why hasn't it always been that way?
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I believe that Maine and Nebraska did away with "winner takes all" for presidential elections. The winner does take all for two votes, and the other electoral votes correspond to the congressional districts. A candidate must win each of the votes, one district at a time.