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Topic	Why does the ******* Electoral College still exist?
masterpug53 02/12/20 12:33:58 PM #88:	Sackgurl posted... i understand why conservatives want to preserve the aspect of the EC that gives a mild EV-per-vote bonus to rural states that always vote for them i don't understand why they want to preserve the first-past-the-post aspect of it that makes PA, VA, MI, WI, and FL matter more than the rest of the country combined one would think a proportionally distributed EC would be the republican wet dream: appearing to care about voters while also retaining competitive advantage It's been three decades since they've had a non-incumbent candidate who actually managed to win the popular vote. You don't really have to look beyond that to find their motivation for supporting the EC. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:934276290] in Why does t... [t:78399047]...</cite> <quote>Sackgurl posted... </cite> <quote>i understand why conservatives want to preserve the aspect of the EC that gives a mild EV-per-vote bonus to rural states that always vote for them i don't understand why they want to preserve the first-past-the-post aspect of it that makes PA, VA, MI, WI, and FL matter more than the rest of the country combined one would think a proportionally distributed EC would be the republican wet dream: appearing to care about voters while also retaining competitive advantage</quote> It's been three decades since they've had a non-incumbent candidate who actually managed to win the popular vote. You don't really have to look beyond that to find their motivation for supporting the EC. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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