Large Majority of Americans Want to End Electoral College | Common Dreams
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New polling results released just weeks away from Election Day show a majority of Americans want to replace the Electoral College with popular vote system.
  • rainman
    1·
    4 months ago

    I don’t know much about the ins and outs of politics, but wouldn’t modifying the electoral college to be bound by popular vote help?

    Or if it were abolished, couldn’t the popular vote be set to act as one vote per section, with separation in a way that is fair.

    Just spit balling here, but it doesn’t seem like going pop vote means we would have to drown out less populated areas with densely populated areas.

    Am I wrong? Am I on the right track?

      • howrar@lemmy.ca
        03·
        4 months ago

        I’m conflicted on this. On one hand, there are clear problems with the electoral college situation right now, but on the other hand, getting rid of it means that the tyranny of the majority will become a bigger problem. It’s unclear to me which is worse or how we can fix the latter.