Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 年前Majority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgexternal-linkmessage-square129linkfedilinkarrow-up1689arrow-down110cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1679arrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square129linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down2·2 年前You just described the system we have now.
minus-squarexenspidey@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·2 年前Not true, heres the county map from 2016. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 年前My vote has no practical effect since I’m not in a swing state. Get rid of the EC and my vote suddenly matters just as much as a vote from PA.
minus-squareBranch_Ranch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 年前Land can’t vote, people can. Your argument sucks.
minus-squarexenspidey@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 年前So only people that live in large dense cities voice’s count. Got it.
minus-squareBranch_Ranch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前If presidents were elected via popular vote, that would be the literal definition of “we the people”. One person, one vote.
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前https://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/960537_81_90771_DrdO3qFgW.gif
You just described the system we have now.
Not true, heres the county map from 2016. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg
My vote has no practical effect since I’m not in a swing state.
Get rid of the EC and my vote suddenly matters just as much as a vote from PA.
Land can’t vote, people can. Your argument sucks.
So only people that live in large dense cities voice’s count. Got it.
If presidents were elected via popular vote, that would be the literal definition of “we the people”. One person, one vote.
https://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/960537_81_90771_DrdO3qFgW.gif