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> Actually the voters elected a Democrat. The electoral college elected the Republican. You mean 48.2% of 58% of eligible voters elected a Democrat. You can sl
by ng12 9y ago
> Actually the voters elected a Democrat. The electoral college elected the Republican.
You mean 48.2% of 58% of eligible voters elected a Democrat. You can slice it many ways but the electoral college is all that matters.
- hyperbovine 9y agoErr, no. Winning the most votes is not "one of the ways you can slice it" -- it's the natural criterion that almost universally comes to mind when you ask somebody how democracy should be implemented.
- ng12 9y agoWell, maybe if you founded a federated republic and wanted each state to decide independently how to cast their votes for the president it might make sense. It really doesn't matter what's "natural" though. It's like talking about who had more pieces on the board at the end of a game of chess. You knew the rules and you still lost by them. If you had changed the rules the entire matchup would have gone differently.
- chrischen 9y agoOf course I know the rules; I was born into them!
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- orbifold 9y agoWinning the most votes is irrelevant if the contest was something different. I‘m sure the campaigns would have looked differently if the contest had been about the number of votes.
- cpitman 9y agoYes! If everyone knew it was a popular election, the results would be drastically different. Candidates would actually campaign and get out the vote in states they never even think about now, and voters in states that are not swing states would be more motivated to vote. Saying Clinton won the popular vote is just wishful thinking.