re: New Mexico National Popular Vote Bill Headed to Governer's Desk

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You’re quoting the same source and it says he felt the people at large were the fittest choice.

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The people of states choosing electors as opposed to Congress appointing the President. Read the whole thing.

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You then again bolted the part where it was clear he saw the electoral college as a compromise people would agree on.

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He did not compromise. He said it was the "least objectionable method."

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And you’re taking a stance he’s anti popular vote. He’s pro-getting a constitution signed.

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He was pro-electoral college with the states have the ability to determine how electors were selected. Read the second source.

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The constitution is FULL of compromises.

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You (not really you but limited intellectual abilities over at Fairvote.org who infamously started citing this as support for their nonsense years ago) are taking Madison's quote completely out of context and trying to suggest that he was supporting a national popular vote that was not even an option in the debate.