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Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:37 am to DelU249
Candidates would essentially campaign in like 5 cities and ignore the entire rest of the country.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:38 am to DelU249
It may help voter turn out. There are many people that feel that their vote doesn't count based on the state in which they live.
Personally, I think that voter fraud would increase dramatically.
Personally, I think that voter fraud would increase dramatically.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:39 am to DelU249
Anyone that is against the EC needs to watch this video from Prager U. It explains exactly why we use it and why it is necessary to maintain the Republic.
Do you understand the Electoral College
Do you understand the Electoral College
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:43 am to DelU249
Voter turnout in countless areas would change without the EC. We have no idea who would have won if it was a straight popular vote.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:45 am to DelU249
I favor the EC - and have always done so - because it requires candidates to pay attention to more parts of the country. I realize the results are uneven because even a massively important state such as California (55 electoral votes!) can end up being ignored because it's not a competitive state, but the alternative is a campaign focused only on metro areas. Good luck trying to find a candidate in a metro that doesn't have an NFL, MLB, or NBA team.
If we did get to a pure popular vote, I would actually look for voter fraud to decrease somewhat as it would be that much harder to achieve something important. Adding a few votes in Philly can swing PA, but it is unlikely to swing a national vote. Finally - and this is what many upset with any particular election result miss - you can't just say Hillary, or whoever, would have won if there was no EC. The campaigns would have been conducted so differently, you can't say how it would have turned out. It's like saying you don't like the 3-point shot, so you can safely say that Golden State would not have won the NBA title the year before last. Of course not! Golden State would have played differently if the shot was worth only 2.
If we did get to a pure popular vote, I would actually look for voter fraud to decrease somewhat as it would be that much harder to achieve something important. Adding a few votes in Philly can swing PA, but it is unlikely to swing a national vote. Finally - and this is what many upset with any particular election result miss - you can't just say Hillary, or whoever, would have won if there was no EC. The campaigns would have been conducted so differently, you can't say how it would have turned out. It's like saying you don't like the 3-point shot, so you can safely say that Golden State would not have won the NBA title the year before last. Of course not! Golden State would have played differently if the shot was worth only 2.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 10:49 am to DelU249
Agreed you can't just look at the current vote totals and think that would happen if the method was the popular vote.
In fact, we have no idea who doesnt vote now because they feel it's pointless. It would be the same situation in states like LA and TX as it would be in NYC and Chicago.
In fact, we have no idea who doesnt vote now because they feel it's pointless. It would be the same situation in states like LA and TX as it would be in NYC and Chicago.
Posted on 11/11/16 at 11:44 am to DelU249
It doesn't matter is HRC won the popular vote because she wasn't trying to win the popular vote. It is like saying that the indians won the world series because they had more runs than the cubs. That is not how it is done. Also there are still votes being counted. Alot of military votes may result in a Trump popular vote win. Now that Trump is taking over, people aren't really paying attention to the votes anymore so they may never be counted.
(BTW across all 7 games both teams had 27 runs but my point still stands)
(BTW across all 7 games both teams had 27 runs but my point still stands)
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