It’s a trade off made by people wiser than me. Just don’t say it represents the will of the people when a prez candidate can lose by 5 million votes or more and be elected.
Replies to: "The State of California has many rural areas. So do other blue states. I wouldn’t change the EC."
- Tim Walz wants to do away with the Electoral College and pack the Supreme Court. [NT]
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- Cole - 9:49pm 10/8/24
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- Liberalism Rule #6: "When we lose, change the rules". [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:25pm 10/9/24
- Somehow managing to outperform Kamala as the dumbest person in the race [NT] - LanceManion - 7:12am 10/9/24
- Everybody knows Rs packed the Court. Stupid post. [NT] - FinnMcCool - 12:38am 10/9/24
- Every state has large and small counties, but no "Electoral College" when voting for Governor... - TyroneIrish - 11:04pm 10/8/24
- The Electoral College was created to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:26am 10/9/24
- Correct. Just don't claim that your candidates represent the will of the people. More like the will - Frank L - 10:57am 10/9/24
- And those states don’t care about the threat of “Tyranny” within their own - TyroneIrish - 12:43am 10/9/24
- The Electoral College was created to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:26am 10/9/24
- Actually your hero wanted to do away with the EC a while back. Until he learned he would never win a - Frank L - 10:25pm 10/8/24
- Glad to hear Trump has seen the light. Assume you agree on that limited point? - NedoftheHill - 10:54pm 10/8/24
- It’s packing when you first say that the appointment needs to await an election a year off and then - Frank L - 11:10pm 10/8/24
- Disagree. What the GOP did is politics, and it has precedent. Packing is what FDR threatened to do. - NedoftheHill - 9:09pm 10/9/24
- It’s packing when you first say that the appointment needs to await an election a year off and then - Frank L - 11:10pm 10/8/24
- Glad to hear Trump has seen the light. Assume you agree on that limited point? - NedoftheHill - 10:54pm 10/8/24
- Hmm, pack the Supreme Court? Didn’t know Walz was a Republican. [NT] - ND521 - 10:19pm 10/8/24
- I doubt Tim Walz can explain the Electoral College. I doubt he can even say how many electors - MAS - 10:13pm 10/8/24
- That's why he's perfect for the job. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:30pm 10/8/24
- All Dems do, so they can rule the country by winning a few cities. Then, the Hunger Games can begin. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 10:13pm 10/8/24
- A few cities? How about 7 million more voters last time? And by the way, cities are where people - Frank L - 10:30pm 10/8/24
- I don’t comment much here. But this sounds elitist. The views of the people that supply the food to - J-Ro - 12:45am 10/9/24
- The State of California has many rural areas. So do other blue states. I wouldn’t change the EC. - Frank L - 11:00am 10/9/24
- I don’t comment much here. But this sounds elitist. The views of the people that supply the food to - J-Ro - 12:45am 10/9/24
- A few cities? How about 7 million more voters last time? And by the way, cities are where people - Frank L - 10:30pm 10/8/24