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Jean-Jacques Roussea

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13. it's designation was worse than that

Reply to Thor_MN (Reply #12)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 07:45 PM

Dec 2016

It was so less-populated southern states could gain more electoral cloat using the 3/5ths rule without changing the number of people in their electorate (since blacks couldn't vote). It also prevented the northern states from gaining anything by allowing women to vote, deterring suffrage because it could only effect state elections and their politicians didn't want to be ousted by women voters.

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RNC keeps close tabs on Electoral College vote [View all] Calista241 Dec 2016 OP

"Expansive whip operation" blue neen Dec 2016 #1

Electors shouldn't even be affiliated with political parties Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #6

Your subject is 4 words too long. Thor_MN Dec 2016 #12

it's designation was worse than that Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #13

The GOP's donors will hit a goldmine with Herr Dumpf Dopers_Greed Dec 2016 #3

y'all do realize that the electors are republican party loyalists Txbluedog Dec 2016 #4

Anyone that thinks Republicans will vote for the country over doc03 Dec 2016 #5

+ 1,000 Achilleaze Dec 2016 #8

I agree. Republicans veil themselves as All American... C Moon Dec 2016 #10

Reading the comments on this article and it's painful how stupid these people are Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #7

Figured as much pandr32 Dec 2016 #9

Where the motherfucking hell is the story of the DEMS on site - actually lastone Dec 2016 #11

What exactly are they supposed to do ? humbled_opinion Dec 2016 #14