(Harrisburg) -- A new poll shows that more than half of Pennsylvania voters are not on board with a proposal to split the state’s Electoral College votes in the 2012 presidential election. Voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University are against the Republican plan to change the way the state awards its electoral votes by a margin of 52 to 40 percent. Tim Malloy, assistant director of the school’s Polling Institute, says GOP voters aren’t sold on it. "Even with Republicans, it was almost a toss-up on whether it’s a good idea to reject or stick with the current formula," he says. "So, Pennsylvania has spoken, they want to stay with the winner-take-all." Under a winner-take-all system in 2012, Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes would go to the presidential candidate who wins the statewide popular vote. If the state Senate plan is enacted, those votes would be doled out based on the winner of each congressional district. Poll results of whether or not the plan is politically motivated fall along party lines, with most Republicans saying it will more fairly represent individual voters and Democrats saying it is unfair. The poll shows Pennsylvania voters disapprove 54 to 43 percent of the job President Obama is doing, with 51 to 44 percent saying he should not be reelected.











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A survey of 800 PA voters conducted in December 2008 showed 78% overall support for a national popular vote for President. Support was 87% among Democrats, 68% among Republicans, and 76% among independents.
The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states.
Every vote, everywhere, would be politically relevant and equal in every presidential election. Every vote would be included in the national count. The candidate with the most popular votes in all 50 states would get the 270+ electoral votes from the enacting states. That majority of electoral votes guarantees the candidate with the most popular votes in all 50 states wins the presidency.
NPV would give a voice to the minority party voters in each state and district. Now they don’t matter to their candidate.
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