Current Events > If Trump is elected fairly in 2020, what is your reaction?

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RTruthLILJimmy posted...

electoral college bullshit

The electoral college is important to our elections.

98 votes in just 3 states as far as electoral college goes.
https://www.270towin.com/maps/bRgO6.png

By county. Between California and NY, They have a combined population of almost 60 million people.
https://metrocosm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/election-map-by-county-3d-1.png

It would take, the top 9 most populated states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, which some of them are known to be very liberal, to win where as if NC voted red, along with the other 42 other states (counting DC) would win. so if those states voted blue every single GD time, we would never have a red president. Thats why the electoral college is so important..

it gives the less dense states like : Delaware, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, District of Columbia, Vermont, Wyoming more of a voice in the elections since all those states combined only has a population of 5.2 million people.

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davidg4l posted...

"That sucks. Oh well."

Pretty much this.

Just like with his acquittal, I wouldn't actually be surprised it happened.

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A lack of surprise given the amount of faith I have in The American People.

Actually the entire concept of having faith in The American People kind of depresses me. Like what a dead end thing to have faith in.

Doesn't matter who the president is, so long as either the house or senate are the opposite party.

The_OD posted...

The electoral college is important to our elections.

98 votes in just 3 states as far as electoral college goes.
https://www.270towin.com/maps/bRgO6.png

By county. Between California and NY, They have a combined population of almost 60 million people.
https://metrocosm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/election-map-by-county-3d-1.png

It would take, the top 9 most populated states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, which some of them are known to be very liberal, to win where as if NC voted red, along with the other 42 other states (counting DC) would win. so if those states voted blue every single GD time, we would never have a red president. Thats why the electoral college is so important..

it gives the less dense states like : Delaware, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, District of Columbia, Vermont, Wyoming more of a voice in the elections since all those states combined only has a population of 5.2 million people.

God forbid the President be elected by the popular vote

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Garioshi posted...

God forbid the President be elected by the popular vote

Article 2 didn't even really plan for a popular vote.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Article 2 didn't even really plan for a popular vote.

Not really the point

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We need the electoral college or else a candidate that most people want might get in every time!
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RTruthLILJimmy posted...

We need the electoral college or else a candidate that most people want might get in every time!

If it pisses you off so much, lobby for an amendment to change it.
You don't even need to that, really, seeing as Article 2 lets each state pick its electors any way it wants, as is.

Disgust, but not surprise. We know two facts:

1. Incumbents have a large advantage
2. The average American is incredibly stupid

So reelection is fairly likely.

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HellRatUFO posted...

Dont care. The dude is trash, but goddamn, the people seeking the Democratic Party nomination somehow manage to be worse. Youre either getting a ridiculous far-leftist Communist or a corporate neoliberal.

Yeah nothing to look forward to here. >_> I hope one of the least repulsive democrats gets in but its not like there are any real winners here.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

If it pisses you off so much, lobby for an amendment to change it.
You don't even need to that, really, seeing as Article 2 lets each state pick its electors any way it wants, as is.

So unless I quit my job and become a full time politician to change the laws myself I cant complain?
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RTruthLILJimmy posted...

So unless I quit my job and become a full time politician to change the laws myself I cant complain?

Call your congress-member, at the very least. Or you might be better off calling a state representative.

What do you expect to accomplish by complaining on some dumb videogame messageboard?

Questionmarktarius posted...

Call your congress-member, at the very least. Or you might be better off calling a state representative.

What do you expect to accomplish by complaining on some dumb videogame messageboard?

Isnt the point of politicians that we vote for people who will do the things we want them to do for us because im not able to change a 300 year old federal law in my free time after work?
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