Current Events > Why we have the Electoral Votes (for those who don't know):

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Zeeak4444 posted...

pretty sure Ive never seen a single person have a problem with doing popular votes outside Republicans.

also Constitution fanboys.

The "pact" is a clever workaround that lets you know who's which.

metallica846 posted...

Do any other countries in the entire world have a system like the EC

Kinda but not really. EC is a parliamentary system done sideways.

The most overrepresented state continues to be... Kentucky.

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ChocoboMogALT posted...

Kentucky

Fun fact:
There's a tiny piece of Kentucky tucked inside of Missouri, that's only accessible from Tennessee.

EC sucks, it's been games for decades with gerrymandering allowing Republicans to draw the districts and ensure minority rule even in the state level. More than that, because of voter disenfranchisement you can't even say that the presidential election is reflective of the state, because of all those black-majority counties where there's 1 or less DMV, and rules banning early voting leaving them with only part of the day to get to a distantly placed polling location or their vote won't count.

Plus the fact that the Senate is disproportionately giving the minority (~30-40%) the majority rule of the country... Well. They shouldn't get both the Senate and POTUS if the idea is giving them more say than they actually should have.

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gunplagirl posted...

Plus the fact that the Senate is disproportionately giving the minority (~30-40%) the majority rule of the country...

17th amendment was a mistake.