Well if not Trump then I hope people remember this and whoever ends up in the White House after Trump decides to abolish this system.
I especially hate that with this point system we are just essentially saying to some states "well, you don't really matter as much as some of these other states".
Has anyone ever made a serious attempt to get rid of this stupid system? I suppose that is another silver lining to Trump's victory. I'm guessing that this has never been a major focus because it's rare that you win the popular vote, but lose the election. It's not something you normally have to worry about, but now we've had it happen twice in less than 2 decades. So hopefully this will shine enough light on the archaic system to eventually get rid of it.
Originally posted by The Ellimist
That's an ungodly stupid argument. Why should we care about land are? If I go to Antarctica and live there for a while, should I receive more sway in the United Nations than Canada, France and the UK put together?
As much as I dislike Trump the popular vote would be a liability for the United States in the long run.
Originally posted by Newjak
I think at the least no state should be winner take all. Of course when you look at Facebook now i consistently see my more conservative friends posting on why the Electoral College needs to remain the same.
Do you think some of the same people who are bashing the college would be holding it up as a shining example of a great idea if it had prevented Trump from ascending to the White House even if he was the one who got the popular vote?
So I mean, are some truly bugged by this system or..just because the system didn't work in their favor?