Isn't that what's happening anyway? Census 2000:
1. California
2. Texas
3. New York
4. Florida
5. Illinois
6. Pennsylvania
7. Ohio
Looks to me like big states 4 and 7 were the deciding factors the last two elections.
Edit: And no, I wouldn't have been happy if Kerry had won the election but not the popular vote. One of the reasons I'd like to see the electoral college go away is so that the president is always elected by a majority of the population, even if this were to require a run off aganst two cadidates with less than 50% of the total vote.
1. California
2. Texas
3. New York
4. Florida
5. Illinois
6. Pennsylvania
7. Ohio
Looks to me like big states 4 and 7 were the deciding factors the last two elections.
Edit: And no, I wouldn't have been happy if Kerry had won the election but not the popular vote. One of the reasons I'd like to see the electoral college go away is so that the president is always elected by a majority of the population, even if this were to require a run off aganst two cadidates with less than 50% of the total vote.