How About We Elect Our Presidents By Popular Vote?

[Meathead]

You’re making a distinction with no diffence.

God you're an idiot!

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Seriously. You don't understand?

Wyoming: pop -500k 3 EC votes
California: pop -33 million 54 EC votes, not 66

And?

 

[Meathead]

And?

Are you black?

 

[Lastamender]

Are you black?

Ask Joe, he knows who is black.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

God you're an idiot!

You are literally advocating for the very thing you say would happen. You are saying the minority should win by ignoring the will of the majority. Literally nowhere in the world is this done.

 

[mamooth]

I am sure you were awful worried about all those jobs created, lower taxes, low gas prices, the ending of the wars, and future where a tyranical democrat dictatorship did not exist.

You do remember Trump had the worst economic record since Hoover, right?

Probably not. Your cult withheld that information from you, and that's your only source of info.

 

[progressive hunter]

You are literally advocating for the very thing you say would happen. You are saying the minority should win by ignoring the will of the majority. Literally nowhere in the world is this done.

because its failed in every other country in the world,,,

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Are you black?

Really? That’s all you could muster?

 

[Hutch Starskey]

because its failed in every other country in the world,,,

Huh?

 

[DrLove]

Not talking about eliminating the Electoral College here necessarily. Just bypassing it for the Presidential races. This is an initiative that's proven popular and non-partisan. Why do we still tolerate them only having to campaign in a few "swing" states?

Listen to a great discussion by clicking the play button at the bottom here:

But the EC is for the presidential contest and that's it. Just abolish it - Tis the last vestige of slavery.

And yep, they would have to campaign in every state instead of 8 or 9. That's just BS. It's a crime that a vote in Wyoming or Alaska is worth almost four times what a vote in California is worth.

States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters for the Midterms

States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters for the Midterms

wallethub.com

 

[progressive hunter]

Huh?

figures youre to stupid to understand,,
the majority rule always ends in tyranny and minority rule in our case leaves the constitution to rule equally to everyone,,

 

[OKTexas]

Not talking about eliminating the Electoral College here necessarily. Just bypassing it for the Presidential races.

Presidential elections are the only time the EC is used dummy. And the scheme is unconstitutional.

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[Meathead]

You are literally advocating for the very thing you say would happen. You are saying the minority should win by ignoring the will of the majority. Literally nowhere in the world is this done.

You are apparently unaware of the parliamentary system practiced by most democracies, in addition to mathematics.

 

[mudwhistle]

Not talking about eliminating the Electoral College here necessarily. Just bypassing it for the Presidential races. This is an initiative that's proven popular and non-partisan. Why do we still tolerate them only having to campaign in a few "swing" states?

Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

One-page explanation (PDF) The National Popular Vote law will guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It will apply the one-person-one-vote principle to presidential elections, and make every vote equal. Why a...

www.nationalpopularvote.com

Listen to a great discussion by clicking the play button at the bottom here:

Why Do We Still Have The Electoral College?

Ralph welcomes Harvard history professor, Alex Keyssar, scholar of voting rights and author of “Why Do We Still Have The Electoral College?” to discuss the battle over the Electoral College and the role white supremacy played in conceiving and perpetuating it. Then, we welcome back Steve Silberstein

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It would cause 99% of the states to lose representation.
Dumb idea.
Has already been debated adnausium.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

figures youre to stupid to understand,,
the majority rule always ends in tyranny and minority rule in our case leaves the constitution to rule equally to everyone,,

Sure. As evidenced by every other developed democratic nation.
Every other election you participate in is done strictly by popular vote.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

You are apparently unaware of the parliamentary system practiced by most democracies, in addition to mathematics.

You mean like the ones that use a popular vote?

 

[Meister]

That’s simply not true. Only a few presidents have won without having won the popular vote.
As it stands now, all the states award their electors to the winner in their state. How does that protect smaller states in any way?

The smaller states are part of the electoral process, it's not that hard to understand

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Not talking about eliminating the Electoral College here necessarily. Just bypassing it for the Presidential races.

Ummm.... that's all it's used for.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

As it stands now, all the states award their electors to the winner in their state.

Maine and Nebraska are proportional

How does that protect smaller states in any way?

Ask George W Bush.

 

[Meathead]

You mean like the ones that use a popular vote?

No. the ruling party usually does not have a plurality of the vote.

You're a bit to ignorant for me to engage with you. Sorry, I don't suffer fools gladly.