2016 Postmortem

Stargleamer

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8. Read it's history-it was set up out of fear of the masses

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 05:12 PM

Nov 2016

And that purpose is to defeat/weaken the principle of one person, one vote. Fundamental fairness gets thrown out the window. Campaigning nightmare?? That's what we have now. California- 12 percent of the population. No. of times Clinton & Trump campaigned in California - 1 apiece, and those could have been primarily fundraising events. To answer a critique of the way things are by stating that's the way things are is probably the most irritating way I know of responding to a critique/criticism

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Oh, holy shit: 2.25M votes, now! [View all] SpankMe Nov 2016 OP

you said it. MFM008 Nov 2016 #1

Humans were gifted with free will. Humans choose to create the EC, and to decide who to vore for lunamagica Nov 2016 #4

This cilla4progress Nov 2016 #2

A real tragedy, such an enourmous injustice happening openly in front of the world lunamagica Nov 2016 #3

Yes radical noodle Nov 2016 #17

I hate Trump and all, but the Electoral College is there for a purpose. Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #5

Read it's history-it was set up out of fear of the masses Stargleamer Nov 2016 #8

I am aware of the history. Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #23

WEll, nothing's perfect Stargleamer Nov 2016 #41

The EC is a brain dead system that values some votes over others ProfessorPlum Nov 2016 #9

I has a lot to do with being a republic Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #24

are you talking about federalism? Because "states" have nothing to do with the word republic ProfessorPlum Nov 2016 #43

A Republic is a representative democracy. James Madison, father of the Constitution, Eric J in MN Nov 2016 #10

At the LEAST, the electors should have to vote according to the percentage pangaia Nov 2016 #14

I'm aware of Madison's opposition. Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #25

States already have a great deal of power in the Senate William Seger Nov 2016 #12

Brilliant summary Nonhlanhla Nov 2016 #22

Mine as well ProfessorPlum Nov 2016 #44

Which is why if the EC can't decide, it goes to the House. Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #26

You're talking about federalism, which is a completely different topic William Seger Nov 2016 #33

We are both a republic and a democracy. Those are orthogonal questions Recursion Nov 2016 #13

The interesting thing is that the words here distract from the reality FBaggins Nov 2016 #15

We are a republic in that each sovereign state retained power as Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #27

One such purpose might be to NOT elect trump. Coyotl Nov 2016 #19

I would absolutely agree with you. Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #28

It is Horrible NOW. Thr candidates campaigh in a few states and the rest get lunamagica Nov 2016 #21

Without it, 6-8 cities get all the attention. Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #29

Yes, it was designed to protect the system of slavery in the rural south. pnwmom Nov 2016 #38

read the federalist 10. the reason for the ec was laid out right there--so that the niyad Nov 2016 #46

Federalist 10 is about factions (parties) being shitty. Goblinmonger Nov 2016 #47

A question -- are we still counting or is this the final tally? Farmgirl1961 Nov 2016 #6

Still counting and still unofficial resutls in some places. Coyotl Nov 2016 #35

It's like more salt just keeps pouring into the wound budkin Nov 2016 #7

Yep. The stench is getting stronger and stronger every day AgadorSparticus Nov 2016 #40

You said it blueseas Nov 2016 #11

Can't someone petition bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #16

No Travis_0004 Nov 2016 #32

2,243,231 now, yesterday was 2,231,630 Coyotl Nov 2016 #18

It's not over yet. The Electoral College must take a founder's writing to heart. ancianita Nov 2016 #20

"Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity," anamandujano Nov 2016 #34

Any ideas on when the vote count will be finished? Likely before December 19th? Farmgirl1961 Nov 2016 #30

Can you imagine.. importDavid Nov 2016 #31

That can't happen at this point. She may reach a 2.5 million lead. Coyotl Nov 2016 #36

She won't because of the third party candidates. That's something Obama didn't pnwmom Nov 2016 #39

2.333M 48.2 - 46.5; 1.7% lead Dem2 Nov 2016 #37

She dominated the vote in the big cities oberliner Nov 2016 #42

She Should Be President colsohlibgal Nov 2016 #45