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[Ronn]

What a system.

The most ridiculous aspect is not the electoral college itself, but the winner take all system in 48 states that gives all of the electors to the winner


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[KB824]

The most ridiculous aspect is not the electoral college itself, but the winner take all system in 48 states that gives all of the electors to the winner


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There are only two states that break it down by districts (Maine and Nebraksa). Honestly, the rest of the states should follow suit.

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Of course, it means even more television coverage. Yay. Just what we need.

 

[Ronn]

There are only two states that break it down by districts (Maine and Nebraksa). Honestly, the rest of the states should follow suit.

Yeah since Constitution leaves it to the states to choose how they wanna pick the electors. But the problem is nobody wants to be the first (not counting Nebraska and Maine) to do that since they lose leverage. On the other hand, any state that does that week no longer be "in the bag" for any candidate


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[campionesidd]

Yeah since Constitution leaves it to the states to choose how they wanna pick the electors. But the problem is nobody wants to be the first (not counting Nebraska and Maine) to do that since they lose leverage. On the other hand, any state that does that week no longer be "in the bag" for any candidate


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Yep, either all states should do it at once, or none at all.
Blue States won't do it because it will help Republicans get more EC votes and vice versa

 

[KB824]

Yeah since Constitution leaves it to the states to choose how they wanna pick the electors. But the problem is nobody wants to be the first (not counting Nebraska and Maine) to do that since they lose leverage. On the other hand, any state that does that week no longer be "in the bag" for any candidate


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But it can also be interpreted as that being the true representation of where people stand. Take New York for instance. If it were broken down into congressional districts, and NYC went blue, and the rest of the state went Red, and because of it, New York goes blue, then that really isn't a true measure of what the people of the state of New York are feeling. Is it?

 

[Maddy]

Proportional representation is the only way to go.

 

[KB824]

Well, it didn't take long for the Trump campaign to file a lawsuit. Nevada is first up on the legal trail.

Clinton could have a Reagan-Mondale landslide victory and he would still think this is rigged.

 

[campionesidd]

:xfinger:

 

[Fr3sh]

Make America white again

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Funny you support Trump, bro. Have fun getting stopped and frisked on a daily basis

I don't support Trump, and I'm not American.
I'd rather see Trump in power cause he'd cause more damage. I got no love for the States.

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Proportional representation is the only way to go.

 

[Ronn]

But it can also be interpreted as that being the true representation of where people stand. Take New York for instance. If it were broken down into congressional districts, and NYC went blue, and the rest of the state went Red, and because of it, New York goes blue, then that really isn't a true measure of what the people of the state of New York are feeling. Is it?

I'm not suggesting that it should be based on congressional districts since it would be heavily influenced by gerrymandering. Maybe they can assign electors proportional to popular vote?


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[Dostoevsky]

Well, if anything, it's going to be bad whoever wins the election.

 

[campionesidd]

Well, if anything, it's going to be bad whoever wins the election.

The level of 'bad' won't be the same order of magnitude though.

 

[loyada]

http://www.slate.com/votecastr_election_day_turnout_tracker.html

 

[KB824]

I'm not suggesting that it should be based on congressional districts since it would be heavily influenced by gerrymandering. Maybe they can assign electors proportional to popular vote?


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Are you suggesting that if a state has 20 electoral votes, and the vote is 60/40, then the votes are split 12/8 ? that does makes sense

 

[JuveJay]

Did my part in helping make America great again ... we are taking this country back, bitches

Back where, did America even have a Dark Age?

 

[radekas]

How about abandoning the ridiculous elector system and just count people's votes?

 

[Ronn]

Are you suggesting that if a state has 20 electoral votes, and the vote is 60/40, then the votes are split 12/8 ? that does makes sense

Yes. But there are more than 2 candidates and they can put a minimum threshold for the percentage of vote which makes you eligible to pick an elector. Similar to how Democrats assign delegates in the primaries (threshold is 15 percent there)


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[Ronn]

Trump men supervising their wives

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[Ronn]

How about abandoning the ridiculous elector system and just count people's votes?

That's close to impossible since it needs a constitutional amendment.


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[Martin]

That's close to impossible since it needs a constitutional amendment.


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sounds easy enough