Time to get rid of the electoral college?

conorlarkin 23197 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 3:25 pm on Jun 15, 2024

The 2016 and 2020 elections were also determined by a narrow margin of voters.

2024 will be the same.

We can trust the numbers only if Trump wins. Otherwise, marginal mathematical swings = “Democrats cheated.”

The American Dream belongs to all of us. — Kamala Harris

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Time to get rid of the electoral college? conorlarkin 3:25pm · 6/15/24
- not "marginal mathematical swings". und67 10:34am · 6/16/24
- People who enjoy the cities enjoy the cities and get the benefits and downsides, people that live in THEISMANCARR 9:13pm · 6/15/24
  - Why are people who llve in urban areas less worthy to determine who should be our President? conorlarkin 10:15pm · 6/15/24
    - Your popular vote theory would take every one but those in major cities out of any hope for THEISMANCARR 7:01pm · 6/16/24
    - that's exactly what the electoral college does - it gives everyone a voice.NT und67 10:22am · 6/16/24
- Please respect that we're a federal country, not a unitary country. This is the foundation Eli 5:36pm · 6/15/24
  - Yet the candidate you support rejected that notion in 2020, and still does. conorlarkin 7:53am · 6/16/24
    - so help me out here, please, counsellor. und67 2:16pm · 6/16/24
      - My reply to Eli is not based upon a BRD criminal standard. We know the facts. conorlarkin 5:14pm · 6/16/24
        
        the jan 6 subcommittee has as much credibility as und67 8:34pm · 6/16/24
  - People forget that our federal government is limited to enumerated powers granted by the states Shadow_of_the_Dome 7:47pm · 6/15/24
    - Okay….agree. But don’t bitch then when a few swing states decide the election like the OP is.NT Frank L 2:29pm · 6/16/24
- Disallow voting in urban areas of more than 1 million. BaronVonZemo 4:19pm · 6/15/24
  - Many of them are intelligent but just lack basic common sense. Our forefathers were brilliant in THEISMANCARR 9:20pm · 6/15/24
  - Urban votes shall be counted as 3/5ths as a compromise.NT iairishcheeks 4:38pm · 6/15/24
    - Somewhat generous. Why not 4/9'ths? We know they don't understand fractions.NT BaronVonZemo 5:16pm · 6/15/24
      - That does sound like more, heh.NT iairishcheeks 7:22pm · 6/15/24
- My solution is more choices.NT iairishcheeks 3:27pm · 6/15/24

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