Comments for On the Trail

Comment on Dems carry more votes in N.C. congressional races, but lose seats to GOP by Helen Cleereman

Helen Cleereman — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:40:03 +0000

What would the districts look like if they were drawn according to the census numbers? I am firmly in favor of going back to the original district drawing per the census. I believe it would cause less anguish and seem fairer.
Helen

Comment on Will North Carolina’s presidential primary matter? by Charlene Wilkins

Charlene Wilkins — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:45:02 +0000

It feels like I as a voter am being told by the political commentators who to voter for. Why don’t they just give us voters straight facts not political ads and let us make up our minds and then they will know is the right candidate. We the voters will have chosen. Maybe republican voters are deciding who they think is the best candidate and not who is most electable. Who is the most electable has been the way candidate were chosen in past years and not to many people were satisfied with the outcome.

Comment on Is it time to graduate from the Electoral College? by Lita

Lita — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:04:43 +0000

The Electoral College still makes sense because it helps prevent the take over of rural states by machine politics in the cities. There is a growing move away from “winner take all” to proportional allocation. We are a republic, not a democracy, democracies are mob rule. 51% of the people telling 49% of the people how to live.