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Topic | Why we have the Electoral Votes (for those who don't know): |
TheGoldenState 07/31/21 1:01:48 AM #76: | Rypt posted... To put it into simple terms, if we go by the popular vote, then what happens is the few states with highest populations of people (California, Texas, New York, etc.) will be making the decisions on how the entire country lives. Smaller states like Delaware, Rhode Island, Idaho, Nebraska, etc, would basically have no say so in anything. And that can lead to riots, protests, and possibly revolution.no, that situation is more likely now since winning 50.0000001 in a state like california gets you all of cali's votes. as it is, "swing states" determine elections popular vote 1 american 1 vote how it should be (plus ranked choice) --- Frank Gore HOF ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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