Originally Posted by Botnst

^^^ The smaller the constituency, the greater the diversity of opinion. Greater diversity of opinion is EXACTLY what the major parties do not want -- they maintain power by appealing to the average among all voters. This is why the speak in partisan terms in the primaries and soothing platitudes in the general election. In the primary election they are trying to motivate their own party, not both parties.

I'll bet the majority of voters in a general election hold their nose when they vote -- they don't give a crap about who they are voting FOR, they fear whom they are voting AGAINST.

By allowing a diverse group of electors you allow a greater array of possible votes.

For example, in my particular district there are a large number of libertarian voters. I'll bet there's a good chance that if people could vote by district that at least one elector from my state would vote Libertarian. Would he get elected? No. But it would be one vote NOT going to Republicrats and that is a victory of a sort. It might even grow from there.