Flying Squid to politics @lemmy.world • 2 years agoTrump Tells Supporters ‘Don’t Worry About Voting’ On Election Nightwww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square287fedilinkarrow-up1921
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoThat’s why the Electoral College exists If people are voting for Trump then they will put their votes towards a better alternative
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•2 years agoIronically Hillary Clinton had 3 million more votes than Trump. Without electoral college it would have been a Hillary Presidency.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoYes, it doesn’t work as intended but political parties weren’t intended either
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoI think it works as intended by those who put it in place.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoA lot of things brought in were done so because they didn’t know how to exploit it
minus-squareGumbylinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoWe’ve had 6 presidential elections in the 21st century. The Republican candidate won the popular vote one out of those 6 times. Yet we’ve had 3 Republican Presidential terms resulting from those elections.
That’s why the Electoral College exists
If people are voting for Trump then they will put their votes towards a better alternative
Ironically Hillary Clinton had 3 million more votes than Trump. Without electoral college it would have been a Hillary Presidency.
Yes, it doesn’t work as intended but political parties weren’t intended either
I think it works as intended by those who put it in place.
A lot of things brought in were done so because they didn’t know how to exploit it
We’ve had 6 presidential elections in the 21st century. The Republican candidate won the popular vote one out of those 6 times. Yet we’ve had 3 Republican Presidential terms resulting from those elections.