North Carolina is preparing to ensure that presidential candidates no longer visit or care about the state -- the country's 8th largest (population-wise). How? By getting rid of the winner take all electoral college system that has been in place for hundreds of years. Why? One reason and one reason alone: because Democrats are tired of losing.

You see, in North Carolina Democrats retain control of government (and have for over 100 years) by gerrymandering. They continue to place Republicans in large districts and Democrats in small districts to ensure they will always have a majority. In fact, the primary reason that Jim Black, former Speaker of the House (Democrat) is going to federal prison for 5 years is because he openly broke the law to ensure Democrats would retain control.

Despite the gerrymandering, the Democrats have absolutely been unable to win the presidential election in 27 years. Seriously. For the last 27 years, the people of North Carolina have desired, and voted for, the Republican candidate for president. That has given as many as 15 electoral votes to the Republican candidate. Democrats in North Carolina are sick and tired of people getting to pick who they want to vote for -- so they're changing the rules.

With this move, Democrats will greatly reduce North Carolina's influence in presidential elections. North Carolina will suddenly have the power of Alaska, Delaware, and North Dakota. Do you think presidential candidates campaign in or care about those states AT ALL? That's what North Carolina will become -- because under this new law, already approved by Democrats in the Senate, any given area of the state will only be worth 3 presidential electoral college votes. And one of those votes will be pre-determined. Here's how it works:

The Democrats gerrymander the Congressional districts. There is ZERO competition in ANY federal Congressional district at all. EVERY single one of those districts is drawn specifically for one political party -- the other party has absolutely no chance of getting elected in that district. Therefore, ALL those electoral college votes will be pre-determined -- there will be no point in even holding those elections because I can easily predict right now, with 100% certainty, how all those districts will vote for president. That takes care of 13 of the electoral college votes. The remaining TWO will be determined by statewide choice. In other words, the Democrats are specifically taking votes away from the people.

Of course Democrats openly lie here, claiming that this will increase voter participation. That's lying. Even MORE votes will be predetermined (which is exactly what the Democrats want), giving people LESS of a reason to vote. This is the Democrat Party machine at work in North Carolina: ensuring that voting matters less and less so they can retain power in perpetuity -- no matter what.

This bill will likely pass. And Democracy in North Carolina will be greatly reduced -- which, again, is exactly what Democrats in North Carolina want.

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1 Now that you mention it Ogre: 2006 election- State House election Republican candidates receive 31,703 more votes than Dem candidates & 51 % of the vote in state house races- result, Rep. not only lose 5 seats but do not win the majority (source Civitas Inst.) This kind of statistic only underscores your warning- but I wonder if anyone is listening?

Posted by: Jeff at July 27, 2007 01:52 PM (AD5Bl)

2 I'm sorry, I have to get little Johnny to soccer practice. Did you say something? Unfortunately, that's the attitude of the NC voter. Indeed, I analyzed the numbers from 2004 and 2006 and in each election more people voted for Republican Senators and House members -- and Democrats retain a majority in both houses. This state is VERY gerrymandered -- but no one seems to care.

Posted by: Ogre at July 27, 2007 02:41 PM (oifEm)

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