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Oopsie Daisy

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20. I'll be surprised if I live that long. Odds are against me...

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2024, 06:54 PM

Sep 2024

... but I hope for the sake of my grands and great-grands, that we are able to continue to be strong. With luck, Trump has destroyed the viability of any national GOP candidate for the next 100 years.

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Look at the Electoral College after projected 2030 Congressional reapportionment [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 OP

Ugh. Not welcome news at all. eppur_se_muova Sep 2024 #1

Thanks jimmy the one Sep 2024 #2

Just makes Georgia the swing state instead of Pennsylvania. dawg Sep 2024 #3

Maybe it is time to reapportion the House Bettie Sep 2024 #4

My thought as well Deminpenn Sep 2024 #7

Our population in 1929 was around 121 million Bettie Sep 2024 #10

I agree Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #15

Yet another case for secession Charging Triceratops Sep 2024 #5

Take this with a huge grain of salt Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #6

The electoral college is based on proportional representation. former9thward Sep 2024 #9

I know, but I seriously doubt California's proportion of total population would ever drop that much in just 10 years Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #14

But, Idaho gaining Bettie Sep 2024 #16

Idaho & Utah are the fastest growing states population wise Wiz Imp Sep 2024 #19

This shows both why we have to get rid of the Electoral College and why it's immensely difficult to do so. DavidDvorkin Sep 2024 #8

I'm 100% in favor of getting rid of the electoral college. lees1975 Sep 2024 #12

If we flip Texas, GOPers will suddenly turn against the EC. DavidDvorkin Sep 2024 #17

tough map WarGamer Sep 2024 #11

That looks even worse than it is, because the 2 senators are missing in each state for electoral college Jack Valentino Sep 2024 #13

Ugh. PeaceWave Sep 2024 #18

I'll be surprised if I live that long. Odds are against me... Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #20