Democratic Primaries

democrattotheend

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3. By "delegates", do you mean electors?

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 02:08 AM

Feb 2020

If so, then of course I would not be okay with that for any Democrat, because it means Trump would win reelection. OTOH, I would actually not mind if it were the other way around. If Trump won the popular vote but lost the electoral college, he would never shut up about it, and maybe there would finally be enough bipartisan support for getting rid of the electoral college. Yes, it would weaken the new Democratic president a bit in the short term, but Obama won an electoral landslide and a clear majority of the popular vote in 2008 and it didn't stop the Republicans from treating him like he didn't deserve to be there anyway.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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If Joe won the most votes, and loses the "delegates" vote in the General Election, will you be ok... [View all] JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 OP

People were not okay with Hillary winning the popular vote and losing the Electoral College. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #1

+1000! nt JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #2

By "delegates", do you mean electors? democrattotheend Feb 2020 #3

Are you nuts? KPN Feb 2020 #5

I was not OK with it when it happened to Hillary or Al Gore. nt Sloumeau Feb 2020 #6

This reminds me of the argument that Hillary won in 2016 ibegurpard Feb 2020 #7

I cannot say that Trump won- because of the documented breach of election systems delisen Feb 2020 #15

There are no delegates in the General Election. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #8

No there aren't ibegurpard Feb 2020 #9

Obviously. I doubt anyone of us is unaware of these facts given the catastrophe OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #10

Yup ibegurpard Feb 2020 #11

I take some moral comfort in knowing that HRC got many millions OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #12

Again yup ibegurpard Feb 2020 #13

Totally. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #14

It happened with Hillary Sunsky Feb 2020 #16

I'd stamp my feet, blame the process and begin implying cover-ups. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #17