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TheFrenchRazor

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47. correct; Trump voters liked what they heard. nt

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Thu Nov 24, 2016, 06:52 PM

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We won the pop vote by 2,500,000 and lost E C vote by less than 100,000. [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 OP

We didn't lose the E.C. ..... they cheated Botany Nov 2016 #1

It's a byzantine system. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #3

And like everything else edhopper Nov 2016 #4

What the EC was purportedly designed to PREVENT has HAPPENED in spite of it. CousinIT Nov 2016 #5

Federalist 68 DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #6

Pure horse puckey. CousinIT Nov 2016 #7

That takes a Constitutional Amendment DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #9

Not to mention the Republican majority. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #15

Good luck getting smaller states onboard Abq_Sarah Nov 2016 #65

I did everything within the law to stop him and will continue to do so and urge others to continue DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #8

But geez this is a demagogue treestar Nov 2016 #14

The Constitution does not tell Electors how to vote. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #18

Whoever the majority wants should be POTUS treestar Nov 2016 #19

They were designed to be superdelegates who could correct mistakes DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #30

We end up in the weeds, though. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #34

Theoretically a candidate can win the E C with 23% of the vote. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #36

Based on voting-age Americans... yallerdawg Nov 2016 #41

Complicated indeed. EL34x4 Nov 2016 #59

The Founding Fathers had the prescience to see voters could get it wrong. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #55

Here is their chance to dump the demigod.. pangaia Nov 2016 #53

I agree it is our obligation. Quayblue Nov 2016 #2

Move on... HipHipHillary Nov 2016 #10

Why would you use the popular vote to elect a monarch? DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #11

Why worry about how we look? treestar Nov 2016 #13

I am under no illusion we can overturn the election results. That's kind of silly. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #21

And we ought to harp on that for four years treestar Nov 2016 #22

Bush lost by 500,000 votes. Racist McRacist Face is going to lose by more than five times that. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #23

Yes! Let's make sure he is referred to as treestar Nov 2016 #27

It will always be there lingering in the background. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #33

"The popular vote is something you would use to elect a king"?? Maeve Nov 2016 #17

I don't think he or she put a lot of thought into that one. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #20

I get it, though. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #29

You can argue it both ways. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #31

I'd say a measure of equal power. yallerdawg Nov 2016 #37

Wow, I didn't know Monarchies were a democracy. Who knew? kcr Nov 2016 #42

Uh, no. People don't elect kings. pnwmom Nov 2016 #64

I just hope they do it treestar Nov 2016 #12

And those 100,000 votes edhopper Nov 2016 #16

I believe the voter purging in Wisconsin surely cause her loss there. SharonAnn Nov 2016 #28

Insisting we didn't really lose is a good way to learn no lessons from this disaster. Marr Nov 2016 #24

I don't think we should casually dismiss the fact that 2,700,000 more people voted for Clinton. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #26

absolutely; she WON the people. Trump won the square miles. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #49

The more isolated you are from your fellow Americans the more likely you are a Trump voter DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #50

get a clue- certain parts of the country will NEVER vote dem. the E.C. guarantees that dems give TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #52

You might as well wish for candy to grow in your garden. Marr Nov 2016 #60

Not my president and never will be. lark Nov 2016 #25

The 2.5 million is more than the total Trump vote in 11 states. Here's the pie: Coyotl Nov 2016 #32

Wow, this is one pie that makes me sick to my stomach RiverStone Nov 2016 #62

Yes, they said about the Supreme Court, let voters speak, we spoke. Coyotl Nov 2016 #66

If our candidate was significantly more popular loyalsister Nov 2016 #35

Your argument DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #38

A for effort, maybe loyalsister Nov 2016 #39

Standards matter when the candidate with the lowest standards win. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2016 #40

The baggage was different loyalsister Nov 2016 #56

You get an F: Regurgitating 'Clinton Cash' lies is an automatic fail. emulatorloo Nov 2016 #57

I'm pointing out that the mythology was easy to create loyalsister Nov 2016 #61

It sure becomes our problem though, doesn't it? kcr Nov 2016 #43

You mean like suggesting our candidate was one of the most popular in history loyalsister Nov 2016 #48

More fabricated bullshit. No one 'suggested' that. emulatorloo Nov 2016 #58

correct; Trump voters liked what they heard. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #47

HCR was elected the same DT was Cosmocat Nov 2016 #44

personally, i'm not willing to give repubs a head-start on every single prez election. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #54

Ignoring clear calcuable odds is born out of arrogance RiverStone Nov 2016 #63

Ironically, the EC was intended to prevent the very thing that happened.... jack_krass Nov 2016 #45

"the game" right now, is the electoral college and hackable computer vote counting. they both need TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #46

In a fascist government... kentuck Nov 2016 #51