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Ron Paul and the Electoral College

By Jack M. Balkin

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Ron Paul has declared his support for Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin. I have no idea how many state ballots Baldwin will appear on, but, given both the enthusiasm of "Paulistas" during the primary season and the justified mistrust of John McCain, in spite of his picking Sarah Palin, one can't help but wonder if this endorsement won't shift enough votes from wavering Republicans (who may not be attracted by McCain's suggestion that he would appoing New York's Democratic Attorney General (and Clinton Housing Secretary) Andrew Cuomo as head of the SEC) to throw a state or two to Obama. If we had a different electoral system, the vote for a marginal candidate like Baldwin (or Ralph Nader) would be of little interest. But in a constitutional/political system that includes the electoral college and first-past-the-post winner-take-all allocations in every state but Maine and Nebraska, Paul's decision might turn out to be of historic importance. We'll find out in seven weeks.

Full post as published by Balkinization on September 23, 2008 (boomark / email).

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