The Electoral College is Very Unpopular

Modern EC campaigning is on the margins, and that means 7 states with incidental stops for convenience in between.

Pop vote margins would include a whole bunch of tiny populations typically ignored.

Hypothetically, this cycle, RFKJ could make a legit run never going to Philly, Atlanta, or Phoenix.

Kamala and DJT will never even bother with LA or NY, let alone Bakersfield or Ithaca.

Again, are there no R’s in Cali? Are there no D’s in Louisiana?

 

Yes it’s the states, but the states won’t change it. Eg It would require the Republican legislature of Texas just giving away a bunch of EC votes to the democrats. Vice versa for California’s Democratic leadership. The states could sign on to a pact that only goes into effect once a bunch of states sign on, like that popular vote EC scheme, but that’s hard to imagine as well.

 

The parties would want any proportionality to be based on districts in order to keep relevance.

Making it based on state vote totals makes the most sense, but politics.

 

So in the deep philosophical question of which is more important: the voting power of an individual versus the voting power of a state, most people down firmly on the side … that helps their party.

 

So because 69% of the country thinks transgenders shouldn’t be in women’s sports, then it’s settled, right? What an asinine statement, but not surprised that you posted it. Keep up the great work Sport!

More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation

 

They should just move to a system where people have to pass a test to be eligible to vote

 

I think the problem is with the two parties and the interminable nominating process. I like this shortened Kamala thing. She didn’t run for two years. Other democracies do it. There must be a better way than this.

 

electoral college has nothing to do with that. It’s that we as a country have nominated idiots 12 years running now. But you keep thinking the EC is unfair. Bunch of other far lefties agree with you.

 

I just pointed out how ludicrous your comment was. Don’t get your panties into a bunch. Sorry I ruined your little argument. Better luck next time skippy.

 

This is my biggest beef. The whole damn thing should take 6 months tops. People aren’t getting their news from the papers any more. It feels like half my adult life has been spent during a damn “campaign year”

 

I would prefer 6 to 8 weeks. This 2 years is nonsense and trump has been campaigning since he lost the last election.

 

I stand by for every $10,000 in income taxes I pay I get an additional vote. Why not? If I’m contributing more to the ‘system’ than 90+% then I should have more of a say. Also takes cares of the evil billionaires that pay no income tax

 

Amusing to me that OP doesn’t see the irony in the establishment of a republic purposely takes into account avoidance of majority (Mob) rule for governance, so merely posting anything that says 50%+ is making the point of the establishment of the EC in the first place.

 

Thanks for acknowledging your ridiculous previous statement.

 

LOL, just because you are upset that you made a dumb argument you don’t need to get all defensive. Next time you are thinking of posting something this ridiculous maybe think twice. I know you won’t but I’ll continue to laugh at you.