I'm not supporting a porportional distribution of electoral votes.  I'm supporting a preferential or "ranked" election balloting process......a very different thing.  Brief description:  For President...you rank your vote 1,2,3,4 however many  candidates you wish to include... the lowest polling candidate is "dropped" and his/her votes go to the voter's second choice.. votes are retabilated..lowest polling candidate is "dropped" and votes go to the voter's next choice......and so on.  This allows you to vote for a third party or independent candidate as your first choice.  If your candidate is "dropped", you vote transfers to your second choice.  etc....The eliminates the concern that voting for that 3rd party or independent candidate is, in effect, harming the "major" candidate who would have been your second choice....  

I share your concern with porportional distribution of electoral votes.  Gary Crum