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You do realize, right, that if the rules were different, the people would vote differently? E.g. if popular vote was what mattered, more Republicans in Califor
by tomp 4y ago
You do realize, right, that if the rules were different, the people would vote differently?
E.g. if popular vote was what mattered, more Republicans in California would bother voting.
So you can’t really claim “Democrats would win the popular vote elections”
- shlurpy 4y agoThen you would support an effort to get rid of the EC and increase democracy?
- tomp 4y agoIncreasing democracy definitely isn't my goal; it's increasing freedom. Remember, Hitler was democratically elected. To preserve freedom, democracy requires many different safeguards (e.g. constitutionally guaranteed rights, "majority cannot oppress minority", etc.). That said, I'm not opposed to eliminating EC. I think both EC and popular vote have their pluses and minuses. But then, I'm not an American, so...