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JonLP24

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43. I wanted to get rid of the EC before 2016

Reply to elocs (Reply #10)

Thu Aug 29, 2019, 03:41 PM

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The electoral college is in trouble [View all] dajoki Aug 2019 OP

Ding ding ding ding awesomerwb1 Aug 2019 #1

Once Trump is out of office, steps will NEED to be taken to assured none of this ever happens again! Dennis Donovan Aug 2019 #2

The constitution has a large amount of racism baked in. Joe941 Aug 2019 #30

Trump has nothing to do customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #52

The Senate is even worse wryter2000 Aug 2019 #3

You nailed it on the head DENVERPOPS Aug 2019 #4

Growing up, in my government class ... aggiesal Aug 2019 #25

Getting rid of Mitch McConnell and the Speaker's "one man veto" would also be a big help. maddiemom Aug 2019 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author maddiemom Aug 2019 #39

Exactly jmowreader Aug 2019 #40

Which today results in Senators fromm states representing 16% of the population... Spider Jerusalem Aug 2019 #60

I can't agree on the desire to get rid of the Senate jmowreader Aug 2019 #64

Not a bug, it's a feature customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #53

LOL. "At some point, the majority will rise up." Yeah, sure. But who's on dancing with the stars? PSPS Aug 2019 #5

Precisely. maxsolomon Aug 2019 #26

Four happy words: PatrickforO Aug 2019 #6

Thank you Patrick, I will support a National Popular Vote saidsimplesimon Aug 2019 #7

If it holds up in court Polybius Aug 2019 #8

Sure it will. PatrickforO Aug 2019 #9

How would it be different than what Maine and Nebraska do? LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #11

I believe the constitutional questioning arises from the actual compact... Drunken Irishman Aug 2019 #15

Easy solution LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #23

People really don't know what is in the constitution... Joe941 Aug 2019 #33

Yeah, I hear that. It has always tickled me how those Tea Party PatrickforO Aug 2019 #58

It hasn't been challenged because it never changed an election Polybius Aug 2019 #35

California wryter2000 Aug 2019 #12

This sounds like a great solution if enough red or purple states sign on. aikoaiko Aug 2019 #20

Saying that the Electoral College is in trouble doesn't mean it is in trouble. elocs Aug 2019 #10

The last two repubs lost the popular vote n/t dajoki Aug 2019 #16

Except we elect our presidents by the electoral vote, not the popular vote. elocs Aug 2019 #47

Bush v Gore n/t dajoki Aug 2019 #48

But Bush was reelected president in 2004 and won the popular vote that election. n/t elocs Aug 2019 #49

But the whole thing was sketchy n/t dajoki Aug 2019 #61

I read a story that said it possible tRump could lose popular vote by 4-5 pts... Joe941 Aug 2019 #56

I wanted to get rid of the EC before 2016 JonLP24 Aug 2019 #43

I'm of the opinion that it's not the EC in general, PRETZEL Aug 2019 #13

Since gerrymandering is perfectly ok per the SC exboyfil Aug 2019 #31

We are starting to see gerrymandering being successfully challenged, PRETZEL Aug 2019 #34

I don't have my finger on them now customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #54

Didn't realize that there wouldn't have been a change to the outcomes PRETZEL Aug 2019 #62

Saying the electoral college is biased towards white people is not accurate. docgee Aug 2019 #14

agree, and disagree stopdiggin Aug 2019 #24

What was racist about the EC customerserviceguy Aug 2019 #55

The Electoral College won't ever be in trouble until a Republican president loses it... Drunken Irishman Aug 2019 #17

The EC is here to stay, thinking that it can be changed, even by the compact is wistful grantcart Aug 2019 #27

And Trump whined about it and complained about the legitimacy exboyfil Aug 2019 #32

A RE-CONSTITIONAL Convention...... suston96 Aug 2019 #18

Tyranny of the Minority matt819 Aug 2019 #19

It's a play on the phrase used by the FF to justify the EC. To prevent a "tyranny of the majority" Maru Kitteh Aug 2019 #45

First, the title of the artcle is alarming and doesn't reflect what is going on Perseus Aug 2019 #21

Trump has continuously given CA the middle finger. hot2na Aug 2019 #22

CA's 55 votes are pretty important stopdiggin Aug 2019 #29

Taxation without representation kurtcagle Aug 2019 #36

It should be less irrelevant now because their primary will be earlier: pnwmom Aug 2019 #37

The Pro-slavery College was created to maintain slavery Dorn Aug 2019 #28

Yes and no. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #42

Good. Just think, we'd have HRC in office right now if it weren't for the #$%$#@#$ E.C. Blue Owl Aug 2019 #41

No it isn't. Maru Kitteh Aug 2019 #44

As Much as I like Wishful Thinking ... PBC_Democrat Aug 2019 #46

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2019 #50

Minority rule will result in The Wizard Aug 2019 #51

One Person, One Vote not_the_one Aug 2019 #57

Kick dalton99a Aug 2019 #59

AOC's comment about affirmative action is spot on Shanti Mama Aug 2019 #63

K&R real Cannabis calm Aug 2019 #65