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  Michigan Republican: Splitting Up Electoral College Votes Would Prevent Detroit Voters From "Distorting" Results
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Last EditedRBH  Dec 17, 2012 04:52pm
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News DateMonday, December 17, 2012 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
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In the last few weeks, a small number of Republican legislators -- all in states that voted for Barack Obama -- have talked about splitting up their electoral votes. When I wrote about this, I got a few comments along the lines of "hey, is this a trend, or are you scaremongering?"

No. It's a trend. Reid Wilson reports that Wisconsin, along with Michigan and Pennsylvania, is home to Republicans who might press their gerrymandered legislative advantage to assign electoral votes by gerrymandered congressional districts.
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