Casey asks Pa. GOP to rethink electoral-vote change

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, making a rare public foray into state legislative business, is urging Republicans to reconsider their proposal to award the state’s electoral votes proportionally instead of on a winner-take-all basis.

In a letter Monday to state Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R., Delaware), Casey said that the change would “diminish” Pennsylvania’s influence in presidential elections relative to other big states that would continue to give all their electoral votes to the candidate receiving the most popular votes.

“I have a lot of respect for the majority leader, but this is the wrong policy at the wrong time,” Casey said in an interview. “That we wouldn’t speak with one voice, the way we always have, would put us at a disadvantage.”

Casey asked Pileggi to make sure the Electoral College proposal, SB 538, is reviewed thoroughly in public hearings before it is put to a vote in the state Senate.

The majority leader has 12 cosponsors for the legislation. His proposal would split the state’s electoral votes based on the percentage of the popular vote each presidential candidate receives.

Under Pileggi’s proposed formula, President Obama, who carried Pennsylvania on Nov. 6 with 52 percent of the popular vote to 47 percent for Republican Mitt Romney, would have received 12 of the state’s electoral votes to Romney’s eight.

Source: articles.philly.com

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A Symbol of Moving Forward

Matthew is proud to have the opportunity to honor the American flag every single day. As COO of Humphry’s Flag Company in Old City Philadelphia he’s in charge of producing the symbol that represents the values of our country—and he believes President Obama is the best choice to represent and carry on those values.

As Matthew shares: “We need to be sure to honor the tradition we’re inheriting and to pursue the excellence of the flag. In the hands of President Barack Obama, the values of the United States flag become visible and clear.”

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