Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgexternal-linkmessage-square135fedilinkarrow-up1690arrow-down110cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1680arrow-down1external-linkMajority of Americans continue to favor moving away from Electoral Collegewww.pewresearch.orgRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square135fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarexenspidey@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·3 months agoNot true, heres the county map from 2016. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg
minus-squareBranch_Ranch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoLand can’t vote, people can. Your argument sucks.
minus-squarexenspidey@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·3 months agoSo only people that live in large dense cities voice’s count. Got it.
minus-squareBranch_Ranch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoIf presidents were elected via popular vote, that would be the literal definition of “we the people”. One person, one vote.
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agohttps://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/960537_81_90771_DrdO3qFgW.gif
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 months agoMy vote has no practical effect since I’m not in a swing state. Get rid of the EC and my vote suddenly matters just as much as a vote from PA.
Not true, heres the county map from 2016. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016_Presidential_Election_by_County.svg
Land can’t vote, people can. Your argument sucks.
So only people that live in large dense cities voice’s count. Got it.
If presidents were elected via popular vote, that would be the literal definition of “we the people”. One person, one vote.
https://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/960537_81_90771_DrdO3qFgW.gif
My vote has no practical effect since I’m not in a swing state.
Get rid of the EC and my vote suddenly matters just as much as a vote from PA.