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71. In 1970, it would have been mostly a distinction without a difference, the threshold for cloture was 67

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Mon Oct 28, 2024, 01:41 PM

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or 2/3 present and voting, until 1975.

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Should the Electoral College be abolished? [View all] DeeDeeNY Oct 2024 OP

Yes! SalamanderSleeps Oct 2024 #1

I second that. OLDMDDEM Oct 2024 #28

And they can start by eliminating the 1929 Permanent Apportionment Act Charging Triceratops Oct 2024 #34

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes !!! ! ! ! !!!!! !!!! !!!! !!!! Trueblue1968 Oct 2024 #73

Not only that bucolic_frolic Oct 2024 #2

The Senate must be changed wiseowljedi Oct 2024 #30

add Daylight Savings Time to that list RainCaster Oct 2024 #82

It absolutely should be abolished, but good luck making it happen. tinrobot Oct 2024 #3

Which is why it is set up that way. thatdemguy Oct 2024 #47

It's not true that "smaller states" wouldn't have their voices heard. Land doesn't vote. Their voters still vote. themaguffin Oct 2024 #4

And they have the same representation in the Senate as larger states. Lonestarblue Oct 2024 #27

Yes, but it will have to be done by Constitutional amendment, Ocelot II Oct 2024 #5

It's strange we went through the whole 20th century without the electoral college and the popular vote not matching Walleye Oct 2024 #6

Yes. We have been working toward it for 20 years. RedSpartan Oct 2024 #7

⬆️⬆️⬆️THIS⬆️⬆️⬆️ Think. Again. Oct 2024 #14

The reason the Supreme Court is now mostly unethical- DeeDeeNY Oct 2024 #23

Only extreme measures can end entrenched minority rule Charging Triceratops Oct 2024 #35

Can't rec this enough RANDYWILDMAN Oct 2024 #80

And imagine if your in a state thatdemguy Oct 2024 #48

Those smaller states Bettie Oct 2024 #8

Yes! SocialDemocrat61 Oct 2024 #9

Yes, of course, but it will be challenging to make it happen. NNadir Oct 2024 #10

2nd amendment is also a relic of slavery Jerry2144 Oct 2024 #54

I hadn't thought of it that way, but it makes sense. NNadir Oct 2024 #61

That makes no sense T all Ontheboundry Oct 2024 #70

YES Faux pas Oct 2024 #11

Yes. Those in smaller states do get their voices heard via their vote, just like everyone else In It to Win It Oct 2024 #12

Of course people in smaller states will have their voices heard... Think. Again. Oct 2024 #13

This is what the Founders thought DeeDeeNY Oct 2024 #20

We have tons of info on candidates without them having to campaign anywhere travelingthrulife Oct 2024 #22

Any candidate would still have to reach as many voters.... Think. Again. Oct 2024 #25

Is it really that much different than the current situation? misanthrope Oct 2024 #74

I honestly feel that my vote doesn't count DeeDeeNY Oct 2024 #15

It's not just a feeling--it's a fact hawkeye21 Oct 2024 #91

It's outlived it usefulness for slave states years ago. Emile Oct 2024 #16

No DeepWinter Oct 2024 #17

You're ignoring the tyranny of the minority Charging Triceratops Oct 2024 #37

It does exactly the opposite of what you said jcgoldie Oct 2024 #41

absolutely if..fish..had..wings Oct 2024 #18

Republicans were ready to do away with it when Emile Oct 2024 #19

Not eliminate, but reformulate the EC. cloudbase Oct 2024 #21

Can't each state already do that on their own? misanthrope Oct 2024 #76

That's why something like that would have to be imposed through federal legislation. cloudbase Oct 2024 #83

"Winner take all" rules should be abolished, at a minimum. CoopersDad Oct 2024 #24

I lived in NE for over 20 years and wondered why all states didn't award their EC RubyRose Oct 2024 #85

Yes, no doubt. walkingman Oct 2024 #26

Absolutely. Voltaire2 Oct 2024 #29

Yes, and this is from the granddaughter of an Elector in 1936. Boomerproud Oct 2024 #31

Yes. I am from a smallsh state. BoomaofBandM Oct 2024 #32

Abolishing the Electoral College will take decades, but the Maine/Nebraska model is not bad WSHazel Oct 2024 #33

How the Electoral College Was Nearly Abolished in 1970. (published in 2020) usonian Oct 2024 #36

Southern lawmakers bdamomma Oct 2024 #45

Why bother with the 60-vote filibuster? Polybius Oct 2024 #69

In 1970, it would have been mostly a distinction without a difference, the threshold for cloture was 67 tritsofme Oct 2024 #71

Of course, and obviously. Been talking about it at least since 2000. msfiddlestix Oct 2024 #38

wouldnt have their voices heard? jcgoldie Oct 2024 #39

As a Californian my voice is never heard. The Electoral College needs to go. Beaverhausen Oct 2024 #40

It should never have existed in the first place. DavidDvorkin Oct 2024 #42

Yes bdamomma Oct 2024 #43

Find your State's National Popular Vote organization SeanHG Oct 2024 #44

attaching this article bdamomma Oct 2024 #46

It won't be changed until the Repugs bdjhawk Oct 2024 #49

It sure hasn't prevented what it was for. Blue Full Moon Oct 2024 #50

As long as the senate overrepresents small states they will be heard JT45242 Oct 2024 #51

Yes I am sick of 3 years campaigns kimbutgar Oct 2024 #52

Yes. moondust Oct 2024 #53

Virtually impossible to abolish. The popular vote compact would fix it though. bullimiami Oct 2024 #55

Yes. kairos12 Oct 2024 #56

It's just awful minority rule. NCDem47 Oct 2024 #57

YES AmBlue Oct 2024 #58

Yes. But a Constitutional convention to change it -- in this era -- might leave us worse off than we are. Silent Type Oct 2024 #59

The question is how to be able to do it. diane in sf Oct 2024 #60

It was outdated a hundred years ago. bif Oct 2024 #62

'Without it, those in smaller states wouldn't have their voices heard." J_William_Ryan Oct 2024 #63

Yes BlueKota Oct 2024 #64

YES! 1WorldHope Oct 2024 #65

Tim Walz says yes DeeDeeNY Oct 2024 #66

Yes , by all means. republianmushroom Oct 2024 #67

Currently, only 7 states matter. Funtatlaguy Oct 2024 #68

Of course Stargleamer Oct 2024 #72

Hell,yes! Why should it matter where in the hell ya live? One person, one vote. Geography should have no say. hawkeye21 Oct 2024 #75

No Zeitghost Oct 2024 #77

YES YES YES YES YES Brainstormy Oct 2024 #78

ASAP... We have to stop making the same mistake only JCMach1 Oct 2024 #79

The Senate is Too Heavily Embedded to change Metaphorical Oct 2024 #81

Yes LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2024 #84

Yes how many other developed countries have such a bullshit procedure? Dem4life1234 Oct 2024 #86

yes, after i learned it was for slave states. pansypoo53219 Oct 2024 #87

of course it should be abolished Skittles Oct 2024 #88

Hell yeah The Third Doctor Oct 2024 #89

Whenever a Republican tells me we need term limits, I reply Emile Oct 2024 #90

It would take the fun out of this: Polybius Oct 2024 #92

Let's look at the last 32 years Baggies Oct 2024 #93

Yes as soon as it is possible ArnoldLayne Oct 2024 #94