How About We Elect Our Presidents By Popular Vote?

[rightwinger]

One man, one vote

 

[GMCGeneral]

One man, one vote

Nope. Votes to to the states.

 

[bripat9643]

Not talking about eliminating the Electoral College here necessarily. Just bypassing it for the Presidential races. This is an initiative that's proven popular and non-partisan. Why do we still tolerate them only having to campaign in a few "swing" states?

Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

One-page explanation (PDF) The National Popular Vote law will guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It will apply the one-person-one-vote principle to presidential elections, and make every vote equal. Why a...

www.nationalpopularvote.com

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Time to start your initiative for a constitutional amendment.

 

[bripat9643]

One man, one vote

Fuck that. In Africa, they have one man, one vote, one time.

 

[bripat9643]

It would take a Constitutional Amendment to do away with the Electoral College entirely. There's no voting for cities or States here. This initiative is about making everyone's vote count for President. One man, one vote.

I have no interesting in making the vote of imbeciles count.

 

[22lcidw]

Seems many on the right here think they shouldn't have to be bothered with convincing urban folk to vote for their causes and candidates because they live closer together. A snobbish sort of loser approach to winning elections.

We have moved massively left with the "urban folk" the last half century especially. If it is not fast enough for you I will tell you how all of this ends. ..Death,, carnage, destruction, slave labor, and potentially a world war where the earth becomes a cinder.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Not in the cities they don't. With the Democrat party being the ONLY ruling party within these ghetto trash war zones you would think their party machines would want to force their agenda on the rest of the country, dumbass.

The entire country elects them. Only three presidents have won without also winning the popular vote. It is possible 95% of the time. You just need to have ideas that appeal more broadly. That is the objective reality.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

I have no interesting in making the vote of imbeciles count.

Great. You’re out then.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

One man, one vote

Exactly. That just might force candidates and their policies back to the center IMO.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Fuck that. In Africa, they have one man, one vote, one time.

You have it for every election other than president, dope.

 

[rightwinger]

Nope. Votes to to the states.

Equals minority rule

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

One man, one vote

Sexist

 

[rightwinger]

Exactly. That just might force candidates and their policies back to the center IMO.

You wouldn’t have candidates cowering to Iowa

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

You have it for every election other than president, dope.

Are you still upset you weren’t voted prom queen? Silly leftist

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

You wouldn’t have candidates cowering to Iowa

Who cowers to Iowa? LOL

Field of Dreams?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

the EC is only used to elect POTUS,,,

bad idea,,,

"How About We Elect Our Presidents By Popular Vote?"

The only reason why conservatives oppose this is because at some point in the near future the only way a Republican will be elected president is via the Electoral College, having lost the popular vote.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Equals minority rule

Correct – Republican minority rule.

 

[rightwinger]

Who cowers to Iowa? LOL

Field of Dreams?

EVERY Presidential Candidate

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

EVERY Presidential Candidate

Biden didn’t

 

[progressive hunter]

"How About We Elect Our Presidents By Popular Vote?"

The only reason why conservatives oppose this is because at some point in the near future the only way a Republican will be elected president is via the Electoral College, having lost the popular vote.

and that is the biggest reason to have the EC,, cant have a single party rule