Flying Squid to politics @lemmy.world • 2 years agoTrump Tells Supporters ‘Don’t Worry About Voting’ On Election Nightwww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square270fedilinkarrow-up1931arrow-down10
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minus-square@BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink9•2 years agoIronically Hillary Clinton had 3 million more votes than Trump. Without electoral college it would have been a Hillary Presidency.
minus-squareGumbylinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years 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-square@ILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilink1•2 years agoYes, it doesn’t work as intended but political parties weren’t intended either
minus-square@BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 years agoI think it works as intended by those who put it in place.
minus-square@ILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilink2•2 years agoA lot of things brought in were done so because they didn’t know how to exploit it
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