The Electoral College is as outdated as the 2nd Amendment

[Lakhota]

/——/ So why isn’t Trump in the White House? Bwhahahaha

Because they hadn't yet perfected their coup in time to save Trump - but they are working overtime to perfect it for 2022 and 2024.

 

[surada]

Presidents should be elected based on national popular votes - not electoral votes based on acreage and just rubber-stamped by partisans!

Popular vote - not acres!

In each state, whichever party garners a majority of popular votes, regardless of how narrow the margin, wins all the electoral votes. By forcing residents in each state ultimately to vote as a block, the system is supposed to ensure that small states' interests are not drowned out by those of larger states.

U.S. Electoral Vote Map

Rural areas and small towns wouldn't have much say in who was elected. Oddly enough in 2012 Trump ranted and raved against the Electoral College.

 

[Lastamender]

Because they hadn't yet perfected their coup in time to save Trump - but they are working overtime to perfect it for 2022 and 2024.

Starting a conspiracy theory?

 

[Cellblock2429]

Because they hadn't yet perfected their coup in time to save Trump - but they are working overtime to perfect it for 2022 and 2024.

/——-/ Curses, foiled again.

 

[Lastamender]

Rural areas and small towns wouldn't have much say in who was elected. Oddly enough in 2012 Trump ranted and raved against the Electoral College.

Obama was against gay marriage but he evolved. Trump should have that option.

 

[XponentialChaos]

If/when demographic changes flip Texas to blue, then we’ll see Republicans come to the table in changing the electoral college.

 

[Lastamender]

If/when demographic changes flip Texas to blue, then we’ll see Republicans come to the table in changing the electoral college.

Hispanics are the new conservatives. Democrats are losing their vote.

 

[XponentialChaos]

Hispanics are the new conservatives.

Except they vote blue.

 

[westwall]

Except they vote blue.

Not in Florida they didn't.

 

[XponentialChaos]

Not in Florida they didn't.

Correct. Democrats need to stop trying to flip Florida.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

/—-/ We would be ruled by Southern California and downstate New York.

That's exactly what the left wants.

 

[Lakhota]

Electing a president is about people - not acreage.

 

[westwall]

Electing a president is about people - not acreage.

Correct. That's why the EC makes sure that ALL the people have a vote that matters.

 

[hadit]

Long past time for this old dinosaur to die! Should be based on people - not acres!

So amend the Constitution. That's how you change it.