Flying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoTrump Tells Supporters ‘Don’t Worry About Voting’ On Election Nightwww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square276fedilinkarrow-up1925arrow-down124
arrow-up1901arrow-down1external-linkTrump Tells Supporters ‘Don’t Worry About Voting’ On Election Nightwww.mediaite.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square276fedilink
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·8 months agoThat’s why the Electoral College exists If people are voting for Trump then they will put their votes towards a better alternative
minus-squareBigBlackCockroach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoIronically Hillary Clinton had 3 million more votes than Trump. Without electoral college it would have been a Hillary Presidency.
minus-squareGumby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoWe’ve had 6 presidential elections in the 21st century. The Republican candidate won the popular vote one out of those 6 times. Yet we’ve had 3 Republican Presidential terms resulting from those elections.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoYes, it doesn’t work as intended but political parties weren’t intended either
minus-squareBigBlackCockroach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoI think it works as intended by those who put it in place.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoA lot of things brought in were done so because they didn’t know how to exploit it
That’s why the Electoral College exists
If people are voting for Trump then they will put their votes towards a better alternative
Ironically Hillary Clinton had 3 million more votes than Trump. Without electoral college it would have been a Hillary Presidency.
We’ve had 6 presidential elections in the 21st century. The Republican candidate won the popular vote one out of those 6 times. Yet we’ve had 3 Republican Presidential terms resulting from those elections.
Yes, it doesn’t work as intended but political parties weren’t intended either
I think it works as intended by those who put it in place.
A lot of things brought in were done so because they didn’t know how to exploit it