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> (3) a replacement of the Electoral College with a popular vote Replacing the electoral college with a popular vote is like deciding the World Series based on
by ryandvm 6y ago
> (3) a replacement of the Electoral College with a popular vote
Replacing the electoral college with a popular vote is like deciding the World Series based on the total number of runs scored (instead of games won).
Sure it's an objective comparison of _something_, but it doesn't necessarily select the winner with the broadest and most consistent support.
- klyrs 6y agoI'm not sure that I understand your sports analogy, but I'm pretty sure that you're comparing a tournament to an election and I'm gonna call that a strike. But anyway, I'm curious what measure you would use to quantify "broadest support" and "most consistent support", and why the current system optimizes those measures better than a simple majority.