If You Can't Beat 'Em - Cheat

[Angrboda]

I'd like to see some actual evidence that this is an actual intent to 'cheat' the American people.

1. Republican elements want to change the rules so that congressional districts determine a state's electoral college vote allocation.
2. Gerrymandering.

And this is different from politics as usual in what way? "Republican elements" ? Seriously?

While some Republican officials warn of a political backlash, GOP lawmakers in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are already lining up behind proposals that would allocate electoral votes by congressional district or something similar.

First, it's only been noted in three states; that's hardly "Republicans" as a whole. Nor is it entirely accurate to say that this story indicates they want to allocate on the basis of congressional district. ("...or something similar") I've seen more examples of dishonesty and cheating by non-Republicans in this thread than I see cited in that article.

Min's thread title and OP suggest that the Republicans are doing something unusually dishonest that other parties are not doing. Pointing to gerrymandering and a desire to reform the electoral college won't get you to the men's room. And, as noted, the results of such a change are unpredictable.


Wikipedia:

The United States has a long tradition of gerrymandering that precedes the 1789 election of the First U.S. Congress. In 1788, Patrick Henry and his Anti-Federalist allies were in control of the Virginia House of Delegates. They drew the boundaries of Virginia's 5th congressional district in an unsuccessful attempt to keep James Madison out of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Historically, each state legislature has used gerrymandering to try to control the political makeup of its delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives. Partisan legislators typically try to maximise the number of congressional delegation seats under the control of the legislature's majority party.