Does it matter whether a presidential candidate, once elected, received a relatively high (or low) percentage of the popular votes cast?
2007-03-22 14:19:58 · 5 answers · asked by mj58 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
The percentage of votes cast for one candidate is a direct measure of how much support they have from the voters. Look at President Bush in '00 and '04. He didn't even win the popular vote in '00 and barely won the majority in '04 and his administration had been marked by terrible fighting between the parties. Same as Clinton, who failed to win the majority twice. Now compare that with Reagan or Kennedy and look at how united the country was during those terms. Winning by a large percentage makes a huge difference in how the administration is able to govern.
2007-03-22 14:30:04 · answer #1 · answered by meathookcook 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Overall national popular vote has no effect on the results.
But there are better ways to fix the electoral college than going to just an overall national popular vote. Such as proportional (pro-rata) allocation based on percentage of vote per candidate in each state, as opposed to all-or-nothing for each state.
2007-03-22 21:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have the electoral college system. so no
2007-03-22 21:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by Samantha 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't.
2007-03-22 21:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by i_love_my_mp 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-22 21:22:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋