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Posted on 8/24/23 at 11:46 am to Timeoday
Posted by olddawginCa
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 11:46 am to Timeoday
Our founding fathers were not stupid. They knew there would be no USA if a popular vote decided who was POTUS.
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Posted by ChineseBandit58
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 11:47 am to Timeoday
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Then we have to get into the reason Pelosi did not want the National Guard there.

great question /\

simple answer \/
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needed the doors to be opened so she could declare an end to the session only to later declare the temporary session would not consider any voting irregularities


obvious now to anyone who does not shut their eyes and plug their ears while emitting screams of agony.
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Posted by dawgfan24348
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 11:50 am to Timeoday
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How wise were the founders? Without the Electoral College, the population centers in just a very few states would control the Oval Office for the entire country.

You mean going against the will of the people? How is not more democratic to rely on the popular vote?
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Posted by Wally Sparks
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:01 pm to MAADFACTS
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There are more Trump voters in New York and California than there are in any red state,


Florida and Texas anyone?

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They should break up state electors along percentages or something to make candidates campaign everywhere


They’re already based on population as it is.
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Posted by Wally Sparks
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 12:01 pm to longtooth
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Or it could make the votes of Republicans in states like California count more and potentially motivate more conservatives to vote. Might also help us chip away at the lame two party stranglehold on our political system.


Just do the Maine/Nebraska approach.
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