An Independent View
What to Watch in Electoral College Debate
State GOP fighting with itself over plan to split state's electoral votes in 2012.
Last week Governor Tom Corbett and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi raised Pennsylvania's profile in the 2012 Presidential race with a plan to change the way Pennsylvania awards its electoral votes. Mr. Pileggi would have Pennsylvania join two other states, Nebraska and Maine, in abandoning the winner-take-all system. One electoral vote would be awarded for each of the 18 Congressional districts, and the winner of the popular vote would receive 2 more. If this system had been in place in 2008, President Obama would have beaten John McCain by a narrow margin - 11-10 - rather than winning all 21 electoral votes. Since the 2012 Presidential race seems likely to be much closer, and the freshly gerrymandered Congressional districts will …
