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originally posted by: shooterbrody
originally posted by: neo96
There they go again. Proving that this nation was truly created by genius's only to be ran by idiots. There is a lot of 'wisdom' in mob rule. Of course O' Dirt Eater isn't alone. Harris,Warr en,Cohen all agree with this stupidity.
Tuesday on MSNBC, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke was asked about his rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) call to abolishing the Electoral College for presidential elections in favor of a national popular vote.
Yay mob rule!
By the power of 'Regenerative' Dirt.
You will comply.
Can't win the legal way.
Change the rules.
You know, none of these people had an issue with the EC when barak won elections.
It appears to me they are simply full of sour grapes. When they can't win they choose to attempt to change the rules.
This too will come back to bite them in the butt. Ask Harry Reid about how well changing the rules goes for the democrats.
Sad part is, many will buy into this bs.
One aspect of the electoral system that is not mandated in the constitution is the fact that the winner takes all the votes in the state. Therefore it makes no difference if you win a state by 50.1% or by 80% of the vote you receive the same number of electoral votes. This can be a recipe for one individual to win some states by large pluralities and lose others by small number of votes, and thus this is an easy scenario for one candidate winning the popular vote while another winning the electoral vote. This winner take all methods used in picking electors has been decided by the states themselves. This trend took place over the course of the 19th century.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: neo96
I'm not on board with this.
I hope these two don't win the nomination. Or anyone calling for this.
originally posted by: Dr UAE
a reply to: neo96
they want to lower the voting age to 16 and abolish the Electoral College
now think of what will happen to your country if they do it
originally posted by: bobs_uruncle
a reply to: neo96
Of course they want to change the rules. If the bar can be lowered to fit an agenda, the dems will do it. I am surprised they haven't tried to pass a bill that gives additional voting weight to minorities and the gender dysfunctionals. As an example a white male has one vote, a white female 2 votes, a minority male 10 votes, minority female 20 votes, a mentally handicapped gender dysphoric transgender minority 1000 votes. I bet they'd try it if the could lol.
Cheers - Dave
originally posted by: MisterSpock
So we are finally starting to get some word on a few of beto's positions.
So far it seems we have:
1: ban AR's
2: eliminate electoral college
He seems to be filling out well as a dem candidate.
originally posted by: neo96
a reply to: LSU2018
No way this ever passes, but if it did and Republicans won the popular vote, I wonder what the next move would be for these people
They'd reinstate the electoral College!
The US presidential election was a celebration of the triumph of media over matter. To an objective observer, two facts are clear: Gore won the nationwide popular vote, and according to a recent Miami Herald analysis, he was also in all likelihood the favorite of Florida voters as well... In a fair count, without shenanigans or election irregularities, the Miami Herald estimated Gore would have won Florida by 23,000 votes. The Bush strategy all along was to prevent a recount and run out the clock.
Jeb Bush wasn't just the governor of Florida in 2000; he was a key orchestrator and strategist in the theft of the Florida election on behalf of his brother. It was Jeb who tee'd up the ball and let Antonin Scalia hit it into the stands on behalf of George W. Bush.
In June 2016, a class action lawsuit was filed against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz for violating the DNC Charter by rigging the Democratic presidential primaries for Hillary Clinton against Bernie Sanders.
originally posted by: TheConstruKctionofLight
a reply to: neo96
Well according to this it hasn't alway been the same.
www.historycentral.com...
One aspect of the electoral system that is not mandated in the constitution is the fact that the winner takes all the votes in the state. Therefore it makes no difference if you win a state by 50.1% or by 80% of the vote you receive the same number of electoral votes. This can be a recipe for one individual to win some states by large pluralities and lose others by small number of votes, and thus this is an easy scenario for one candidate winning the popular vote while another winning the electoral vote. This winner take all methods used in picking electors has been decided by the states themselves. This trend took place over the course of the 19th century.
originally posted by: TheConstruKctionofLight
a reply to: neo96
So what? - well what about the Diebold vote rigging fiasco or even this...
buzzflash.com... rother
The US presidential election was a celebration of the triumph of media over matter. To an objective observer, two facts are clear: Gore won the nationwide popular vote, and according to a recent Miami Herald analysis, he was also in all likelihood the favorite of Florida voters as well... In a fair count, without shenanigans or election irregularities, the Miami Herald estimated Gore would have won Florida by 23,000 votes. The Bush strategy all along was to prevent a recount and run out the clock.
Jeb Bush wasn't just the governor of Florida in 2000; he was a key orchestrator and strategist in the theft of the Florida election on behalf of his brother. It was Jeb who tee'd up the ball and let Antonin Scalia hit it into the stands on behalf of George W. Bush.
But facts dont matter as long as your side won?