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In reply to the discussion: I'm not a fan of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact [View all]Bucky
(55,334 posts)You know how in late October it's possible to win more runs but still lose four games out of seven?
Imagine that, but if you surrender the World Series cup the other team cause they won more runs (although they cheated to suppress your runs whenever you played games south of the Mason-Dixon) but only three games, then it means that future baseball commissioners are legally immune from rigging all future games in the League. Still worth it on a principle that is NOT shared by the other team?
Remember that the Popular Vote Compact motivates Republicans not only to run spoiler candidates, but also to crank up their efforts to engaged in even more aggressive voter suppression laws across the red states and any purple states they might hold temporary power in. And that rule will only cut the odds against us, never against them, since they won't ever agree to this rule.
If Republicans played fair, you might have a fairness argument. But we both know that they don't. In fact, they're getting a lot worse and there's no sign of them slowing down their efforts.