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      &lt;p&gt;The next 13 months are going to be a contentious time in politics. Not only do we have to elect a president, but it seems we also have to figure out how.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Republican Dominic Pileggi, the majority leader in the Pennsylvania state Senate, sponsored a bill last month to award Pennsylvania&rsquo;s electoral votes individually, to the winning presidential candidate in each of the state&rsquo;s Congressional districts, rather than by the traditional winner-takes-all method. Some state Republicans, including Governor Tom Corbett, are voicing their support for the measure.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It&rsquo;s not difficult to see why. Pennsylvania awarded its full 21 electoral votes to Democrat Barack Obama when he won the state&rsquo;s popular vote in 2008. If Pileggi&rsquo;s method had been in effect then, Obama&rsquo;s total would have been reduced to 11, leaving the remaining 10 for Republican challenger John McCain. In these partisan times, any scheme that would turn a 21&ndash;0 Democratic shutout into an 11&ndash;10 near tie is music to GOP ears. Just...&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;p&gt;Greg Hanneman (ghannema@) is a contributing editor for The Tartan.&lt;/p&gt;

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