Politics Electoral College

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  1. dviss1

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    I hate this. Winner take all.
     
  2. dviss1

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    Hilariously STUPID tweet by a clueless idiot who couldn't garner more votes than Hillary Clinton.

    What a dumbass...
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    Make up your mind... You can't have this both ways...
     
  4. EL PRESIDENTE

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    I could give a fuck about a rural state.

    Abolish the electoral college. Mind you, third party candidates and independents will gain
     
  5. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Why is that?

    barfo
     
  6. EL PRESIDENTE

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    They can't get an electoral vote anywhere really. A strong independant can get a few million votes that count.

    People will be more likely to vote 3rd party, because it actually counts
     
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    It does make for interesting possibilities to take into account in planning election strategy.
     
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    people stop voting for the dems and repubs...eventually they'll become like Sears and Pennys...used to be popular
     
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    I guess psychologically, that might be true - but it isn't clear to me. I would argue that a third party candidate is more likely to be competitive in a single state than to do well across the entire nation.

    Losing by a huge margin nationally rather than on a state-by-state basis doesn't seem like it would be all that much more impressive, but I guess the final score would not be '0' as it is in the electoral college.

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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    They did it because it was the only way to get the less populous States to join the Union.
    It's time to make every voter's vote equal.
     
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    The less populous States have more pull per voter than the more populous States. This is not pulling equally, this is pulling disproportionately.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Be careful. That's how we get a Walmart president.
     
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    Lol no they won't.

    The 2 parties with the most money still will prosper.

    As long as we have plurality voting, both parties will continue to dominate.
     
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    We already have one of those.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I was waiting for this response. BOOM!
     
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    haha
     
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    you need the deplorable vote....we've learned this lesson
     
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    It could be a Starbucks Pres.
    Just not one of the Socialist, free everything, open borders, anti ice presidents
     
  19. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    This isn't the thread for this, as I don't want to turn this thread about the EC into everything else. So, I won't comment further. Haha
     
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    Then why bring up Walmart Pres.?
     

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