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lagomorph777

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29. Yes, and specifically was designed to give slave states disproportionate power,
Mon Oct 23, 2017, 12:24 AM
Oct 2017

given that they were generally rural and were only allowed to count 60% of their slaves.

Same deal with the Senate.

Same states wield excess power now, and for the same purpose: white supremacy. Our slaveholder founding fathers would be so proud.

that aspect of the electoral college has never worked as the founders hoped. unblock Oct 2017 #1
This dflprincess Oct 2017 #14
That's correct Yupster Oct 2017 #19
The purpose of the EC is to give sparsely populated states undue influence. Garrett78 Oct 2017 #2
In other words, gyroscope Oct 2017 #9
and that's exactly what it's done mountain grammy Oct 2017 #22
CA has 67 times as many people as WY, but only 18 times as many electoral votes. Garrett78 Oct 2017 #24
I know, it's bullshit. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #25
Yes, and specifically was designed to give slave states disproportionate power, lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #29
Yep, the EC is a "vestige of slavery." Garrett78 Oct 2017 #30
Mainly because the political reality of the USA has changed somewhat since 1787 DFW Oct 2017 #3
Including population distribution. n/t KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #21
I don't think they were very good at anticipating anything or even wanted to. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #28
Ahhh...super delagates of the repugs could've stopped trump, if they had them. brush Oct 2017 #4
But if the EC failed to stop Trump in the general gyroscope Oct 2017 #13
Super Delegates tend to be in favor of party orthodoxy. stevenleser Oct 2017 #16
Maybe, maybe not gyroscope Oct 2017 #20
Super delegates would've stopped him before the general and the whole EC thing. brush Oct 2017 #17
the electoral college persists due to the GOP understanding... Takket Oct 2017 #5
The EC has got to go. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #6
Cause russia Corgigal Oct 2017 #7
I don't really have an answer Va Lefty Oct 2017 #8
Because certain people learned how to game The System. no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 #10
Gerrymandering has no effect on presidential, senate or gubernatorial elections MichMan Oct 2017 #12
It can if people feel disenfranchised and because of that, don't bother to vote. n/t KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #23
What about Maine and Nebraska EVs... DonaldsRump Oct 2017 #32
The electoral college is intended to prevent the people from directly electing their President: struggle4progress Oct 2017 #11
I agree gyroscope Oct 2017 #15
Wasn't the electoral college set up in the first place to make sure Doreen Oct 2017 #18
Russian rigged election aided by the drumpf crime family and campaign. democratisphere Oct 2017 #26
Partisanship and ideology rain supreme in the Electoral College now. LonePirate Oct 2017 #27
The EC was invented as a compromise to get the slave-owning states to join the Union. DetlefK Oct 2017 #31
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