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How big of a vote gap would it take for you to drop the Electoral College?
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How big of a vote gap would it take for you to drop the Electoral College?
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04-02-2019, 09:49 PM
(04-02-2019, 09:45 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Why can't the person who gets the most votes just win the election?

Because 1- a couple hundred years ago smaller states were scared their voice wouldn't be heard and 2- the framers were concerned that splinter governments/groups could elect some fringe element that would steer the entire federal government in a dire and possibly selfish direction. 

The irony of 2 is depressing.
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RE: How big of a vote gap would it take for you to drop the Electoral College? - Benton - 04-02-2019, 09:49 PM

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