Nate Silver predicted Trump has a 64% chance of winning the Electoral College on Sunday in an update to his latest election forecast, following the results of new poll.
  • glimse@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’m thinking you shouldn’t talk about the electoral college until you understand what it does because you’re dead wrong

    Power IS held by a few states…the swing states…that are made important because the electoral college gives them disproportionate votes. States aren’t people and where you live shouldn’t matter for the presidential election.

    [https://fairvote.org/archives/the_electoral_college-population_vs_electoral_votes/](A vote in Wyoming has the same “power” as 2 1/2 votes from Oregon). What about that sounds right to you?

              • glimse@lemmy.world
                7·
                5 months ago

                You can’t read. I’m saying the popular vote is how the president SHOULD be decided and I’m asking in what way the electoral college is better. Your only suggestion so far holds about as much weight as an anti-tiger rock (“we’re still a union so it’s a good thing”)

                  • glimse@lemmy.world
                    4·
                    5 months ago

                    Nowhere did you explain why it’s better and now you’re continuing to dance around the point.

                    Quit the bullshit and answer this concisely:

                    Why is a system where citizens in a few states to have disproportional power better than one where individuals are equal?

                    And don’t just vaguely gesture at the country again. Worse systems have lasted way longer so “see? It clearly works!” is not a valid argument.