The most ridiculous thing about US Presidential elections isn't how long the campaign lasts (we're halfway between when Biden dropped out and Election Day); it's the fact that everyone knows that Kamala Harris will win by millions of votes, but we're s...
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The most ridiculous thing about US Presidential elections isn't how long the campaign lasts (we're halfway between when Biden dropped out and Election Day); it's the fact that everyone knows that Kamala Harris will win by millions of votes, but we're still not sure who will win the presidency.
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David Abuin Eichinger 🇺🇦replied to David Ho last edited by
@davidho Getting rid of the electoral college seems impossible.
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Peter Butlerreplied to David Abuin Eichinger 🇺🇦 last edited by
@david_abuin @davidho The same minority that the EC empowers also is also empowered to block any attempts to end the EC
Lots of people have recognized this problem for a long time. It’s not complicated. But the solution sure will be
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liferstatereplied to David Abuin Eichinger 🇺🇦 last edited by
@david_abuin @davidho As of now, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact represents 209 electoral votes. Increasing that to states representing 270 electoral votes won't be easy, but it's doable.
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Enforcing it also won't be easy. What happens when Republicans take governorship of a state in the compact?
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@davidho Doesn’t matter who wins the election if Trump tries another coup. I think he’s counting on it—why else would he slack off so close to the home stretch?
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Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️replied to Jennifer Deseo last edited by [email protected]
True, although it's worth pointing out that in some ways he's in a much worse position to pull a coup now than in 2020. Yes, he's managed to put in some more corrupt supreme court judges and a couple of states have laws letting them hold up certification more, but previously he only needed to not *leave* office for the coup to succeed. This time he needs to get *into* office, unless he can convince the military to ignore their commander in chief or similar.