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5. Imagine: Elections are by popular vote, then someone offers a new idea called "electoral college."

Sat May 6, 2017, 06:16 PM

May 2017

"Electoral college? Why? What would that accomplish? Are you nuts?"

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"The people spoke on election day." [View all] kentuck May 2017 OP

He is going to do something SO stupid that they will have no choice The_Casual_Observer May 2017 #1

He's ALREADY DONE IT. It merely needs to be revealed as an iron-clad case. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #6

Even Goerge Will has turned on Cheetolini DK504 May 2017 #13

GEorge will has never supported Trump JI7 May 2017 #14

As I understand it... Thomas Hurt May 2017 #3

74 million voted for someone else central scrutinizer May 2017 #16

The Russian people!! Via disinformation directed by Putin sharedvalues May 2017 #4

It makes it easier to fix? kentuck May 2017 #7

So true! gtar100 May 2017 #10

THe people DID speak but they were muffled. Or do I mean muzzled? Amaryllis May 2017 #8

Muzzled probably, but both apply. calimary May 2017 #15

We voted for Clinton shenmue May 2017 #9

I know I onethatcares May 2017 #11

How to be president in the age of trump. Turbineguy May 2017 #12

An antiquated electoral college spoke on election day. progressoid May 2017 #17