Edit: Image is from this Reuters article deconstructing Trump's latest rally.

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[–] 114 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The neat part is that they don't even need to get the most votes to elect a president. They have the advantage of low population density, which means their votes count for more.

Yay democracy.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean in that particular example it’s specifically a limit that was put on our democracy. Which is to say, make sure your state joins the national popular vote compact if they haven’t already:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago

    That's not the only example. The Senate and House also give low population density states outsized influence. So we'll end up with a popularly elected president thwarted by an undemocratic congress. Oh, and senates at the state level have the same problem.

    The entire system is fucked and I've given up thinking it's going to do good things. I've been burned too many times.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    More like "yay fuckery", since this is obviously not democracy.

    The electoral college is fucking draconian.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Almost like withholding our labor is the only option left.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh no! Less dog walkers and internet forum moderators? How will society get by??

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You realize minimum wage workers are propping up the economy with their labor right? Are you educated enough to understand that?

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