I’ve been working with local groups trying to get it passed. It may be worth investigating if there are some near you. Donate money or time or support.
That’s not exactly true. Each state could choose to give their votes to the candidate that wins the national vote. Then the electoral college system would still exist on paper but in reality wouldn’t be relevant to the outcome.
I think it would be better to amend the Constitution. But it’s not the only way to make popular vote reality.
It’s wild that if multiple things we implemented republicans would never win the presidency again.
Any anti voter suppression method, like universal mail in voting Ranked choice voting Removal of the electoral college
I am sure there are even more.
Remember that republicans are the minority, they just show up to vote more often (and aren’t actively suppressed)
Man what I’d give for ranked choice voting, it seems like a no-brainer
I’ve been working with local groups trying to get it passed. It may be worth investigating if there are some near you. Donate money or time or support.
That’s awesome! I’ll have to look into it
The way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
So is a method to change the Constitution.
Are you suggesting with say…an amendment?
Or we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.
That really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
That’s not exactly true. Each state could choose to give their votes to the candidate that wins the national vote. Then the electoral college system would still exist on paper but in reality wouldn’t be relevant to the outcome.
I think it would be better to amend the Constitution. But it’s not the only way to make popular vote reality.
The states changing their electors outside their popular vote is exactly what Trump was trying to do.
The electrical collage is way overdue to be retired. I wonder if we will have the means to actually do it.
They would still win, but they would have to shift their platform to capture the true political center rather than the center right.
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https://youtu.be/K-hdJIWsK3A
I think it’s important to point out that strategies would change if the system changed so we can’t predict what the results would be.