floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down110
arrow-up1329arrow-down1external-linkHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agohow? i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoA good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.
how?
i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
A good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.