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Nexus2

(1,261 posts) Wed Nov 4, 2020, 02:18 AM Nov 2020

I LOATHE the damn EC.

You're running for Grand God King of your house against someone. 10 people are voting. 5 vote for you, 4 for him, 1 abstains. He wins because 3 the people that voted for him happened to be in the kitchen

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I LOATHE the damn EC. (Original Post) Nexus2 Nov 2020 OP

NY and FL both have 29 EVs TexasBushwhacker Nov 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Lock him up. Nov 2020 #3

It's an anachronism that has not served the country well COLGATE4 Nov 2020 #2

It is anti-democratic. It is a travesty of justice and common sense. dalton99a Nov 2020 #4

TexasBushwhacker

(20,169 posts)

1. NY and FL both have 29 EVs

Reply to Nexus2 (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 02:24 AM

Nov 2020

NY could have 100% voter turnout and get 29 EVs. FL could have 1 person show up to vote and they would also get 29 EVs. How the fuck does that make sense?

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Lock him up. This message was self-deleted by its author.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

2. It's an anachronism that has not served the country well

Reply to Nexus2 (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 02:29 AM

Nov 2020

on at least two occasions before now, and may do it again here. It really needs to be abolished. No democracy in the world has a system where the person that gets the most votes can lose.

dalton99a

(81,436 posts)

4. It is anti-democratic. It is a travesty of justice and common sense.

Reply to Nexus2 (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 02:47 AM

Nov 2020

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