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originally posted by: crazyewok
The EC is a great idea for a country as large as the USA. Or you get all the voting power isolated to the densly populated areas.
The problem I see (and where it needs reform) is the fact that in a number of states the electors can ignore the popular vote in there state. The reform should be that in ALL states the electors have to vote the way their state voted.
originally posted by: Trueman
a reply to: Xcathdra
Great thread. You are doing what media should do.
Now we need the Spanish language version.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: crazyewok
The EC is a great idea for a country as large as the USA. Or you get all the voting power isolated to the densly populated areas.
The problem I see (and where it needs reform) is the fact that in a number of states the electors can ignore the popular vote in there state. The reform should be that in ALL states the electors have to vote the way their state voted.
Currently electors are required to vote for the person the state carried.
Perhaps most bizarrely of all, in 2004, an elector from Minnesota who was supposed to vote for John Kerry for president instead voted for John Edwards. (It’s believed that this was an accident, but since the votes were cast anonymously, we don’t really know for sure. Great system!)
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originally posted by: Deny Arrogance
They can''t even grasp the basic concept of majority.
A majority is over 50%.
Hillary got 47% of the vote.
The majority (53%) did NOT vote for Hillary.
originally posted by: Deny Arrogance
They can''t even grasp the basic concept of majority.
A majority is over 50%.
Hillary got 47% of the vote.
The majority (53%) did NOT vote for Hillary.
originally posted by: freetheworld
Starting to see tweets saying Trump won Popular vote as well
Trump 62,972,226
Clinton 62, 277,750
It is a very strange way to elect someone, all this waiting and counting after announcing a winner,
tbh I give up trying to work it all out, most sites are out of date and like Brexit you cannot keep asking for another go at it if you do not like the result.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: 38181
Husband put it this way - the states elect the president, not the people themselves.