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RE: Warren Promises Goal Of Getting Rid Of Electoral College, If She Is Elected
(12-03-2019 05:20 AM)Ohio Poly Wrote: (12-02-2019 09:28 PM)Love and Honor Wrote: The candidate with the most votes already wins the presidency, it's just that we hold 52 separate and independent state elections (Maine and Nebraska notwithstanding). This prevents NY, TX, and CA from being tyrants who dictate to states with lower populations.
Also here's a good rebuttal from anyone who takes the logistics of changing it seriously, from NPR no less.
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/22/705627996...t-may-seem
Rather, the states with lower populations should dictate to the rest... makes sense.
Not really. States can still elect democrats to tax and regulate their state to their hearts content. See California, New York, etc.. The rest of us depend on the electoral college to limit the madness.
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