1.52% to 40%, voters prefer the present winner-take-all Electoral College system rather than the winner-by-congressional district proposal)
2.Last week Governor Tom Corbett and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi raised Pennsylvania's profile in the 2012 presidential race.
3. President Obama took all 21 electoral votes from John McCain.
4. Charlie Dent (R-15), Jim Gerlach (R-6), Mike Fitzpatrick (R-8) and Pat Meehan (R-7)--have all opposed the new plan which is, the Republican nominee could lose the popular vote but still win a majority of the electoral votes.
5.The concept of awarding electoral votes by congressional district was introduced and followed by since the 1950s, when a republican senator and GOP Rep. wanted to fight the liberal push for direct popular election of President.
6.A secretive, nonprofit group called All Votes Matter has been pushing the electoral vote scheme since May in PA.
7.Between April and June, this group spent $77,700 to get support from legislation to actually implement this scheme.
8. Even though Democrats have won Pennsylvania in the last five presidential elections, the state remains competitive
9. Nebraska's Republicans are looking to switching back to the old system of winner takes all.
10.State legislators who are on the ballot with these congressmen in 2012 may be at risk.
Questions :
1. Should the whole nation use this method?
2.is electoral college constitutional?
3.How to elections affect economy ?
4. Does Obama have any Republican support?
5. How did it work in some states?

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