Nonestly, the popular vote arguement falls apart when you consider how many more EC votes Trump took in '16 vs. Clinton. It's amazing how many people don't understand that your states are the ones casting the vote based on how their residents vote. So if 66% of California residents want candidate X, California sends its electors for Candidate X because the majority of California wanted candidate X. The national popular vote total was just a thing to weigh how the overall population feels, but it was never a factor. In fact, as part of our federal constitution, it was originally ignored entirely.
It also falls apart because it's entirely fucking meaningless. As we always say, we do not live in a democracy. Our system is a constitutional republic and as such, mob rule does not matter. Period.
If we had a popular vote system to begin with, it'd change how people voted. That's like saying that you really won the chess game because you captured more pieces, even though you were checkmated.
Not this year. NY is flipping red. There is no platform to run on against President Trump, he is exactly what this country needs at exactly the time we needed him.
Nonestly, the popular vote arguement falls apart when you consider how many more EC votes Trump took in '16 vs. Clinton. It's amazing how many people don't understand that your states are the ones casting the vote based on how their residents vote. So if 66% of California residents want candidate X, California sends its electors for Candidate X because the majority of California wanted candidate X. The national popular vote total was just a thing to weigh how the overall population feels, but it was never a factor. In fact, as part of our federal constitution, it was originally ignored entirely.
It also falls apart because it's entirely fucking meaningless. As we always say, we do not live in a democracy. Our system is a constitutional republic and as such, mob rule does not matter. Period.
If we had a popular vote system to begin with, it'd change how people voted. That's like saying that you really won the chess game because you captured more pieces, even though you were checkmated.
Also a lot of Republicans in Cali, NY, Illinois have to know it's hopeless and don't vote
Not this year. NY is flipping red. There is no platform to run on against President Trump, he is exactly what this country needs at exactly the time we needed him.