• Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
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    The way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.

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          2 months ago

          Or we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.

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          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.

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            2 months ago

            The states changing their electors outside their popular vote is exactly what Trump was trying to do.