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Electoral Reform Could Alter Nixon Victory
The Nixon Humphrey race might not have yielded a Electoral College majority under proposed reforms. Proportional or district allocations could have kept Nixon ahead in some plans or pushed the outcome to the House in others. A direct popular vote would have elected Nixon, while reformers warn the system risks split outcomes or deadlock after close elections.
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