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Post #1046917

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DominicCobb
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Date created
15-Feb-2017, 2:20 PM

I don’t have a problem with the way Congress is set up. States should have a voice. But the House districting is fucked and the electoral college is archaic.

I’m not saying it’s impossible Democrats to win the EC, obviously that’s not true, I’m just saying they are at a distinct disadvantage. Obama had a greater share of non-educated whites than Clinton, a demo that lead to Trump’s victory (a 100,000 vote margin). On the other hand Clinton had more college educated whites, but they were spread out amongst a number of states, blue and red, which didn’t help any. This is the way the parties are shifting, and while I do believe Dems will get an EC victory in 2020, there’s no mistaking the disadvantage they’re at.

Your solution makes sense but is ultimately just an unnecessary substitute for the real deal: the popular vote.