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Article: Eliminating Electoral College would hurt some voting groups
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- March 17, 2006
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THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION
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On March 8, Calvin Bellamy wrote a guest column arguing for the elimination of the Electoral College.
I strongly disagree.
Except for the 1964 election, the majority of Indiana residents have voted for Republican presidential candidates. Consequently, Indiana's slate of Electoral College votes goes to the Republican candidate, leading to the "my vote doesn't count" charge by Hoosiers who voted for other candidates.
A variation of the "my vote doesn't count" argument is that national candidates ignore states such as Indiana that have historically supported one party. A Republican does not need to worry about ...