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Polybius

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92. It would take the fun out of this:

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 02:37 PM

Oct 29

"CNN now projects that Kamala Harris has won the state of Virginia."

Not saying I'd keep it, but I love the suspense of each individual state being called.

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Should the Electoral College be abolished? [View all] DeeDeeNY Oct 28 OP

Yes! SalamanderSleeps Oct 28 #1

I second that. OLDMDDEM Oct 28 #28

And they can start by eliminating the 1929 Permanent Apportionment Act Charging Triceratops Oct 28 #34

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes !!! ! ! ! !!!!! !!!! !!!! !!!! Trueblue1968 Oct 28 #73

Not only that bucolic_frolic Oct 28 #2

The Senate must be changed wiseowljedi Oct 28 #30

add Daylight Savings Time to that list RainCaster Oct 28 #82

It absolutely should be abolished, but good luck making it happen. tinrobot Oct 28 #3

Which is why it is set up that way. thatdemguy Oct 28 #47

It's not true that "smaller states" wouldn't have their voices heard. Land doesn't vote. Their voters still vote. themaguffin Oct 28 #4

And they have the same representation in the Senate as larger states. Lonestarblue Oct 28 #27

Yes, but it will have to be done by Constitutional amendment, Ocelot II Oct 28 #5

It's strange we went through the whole 20th century without the electoral college and the popular vote not matching Walleye Oct 28 #6

Yes. We have been working toward it for 20 years. RedSpartan Oct 28 #7

⬆️⬆️⬆️THIS⬆️⬆️⬆️ Think. Again. Oct 28 #14

The reason the Supreme Court is now mostly unethical- DeeDeeNY Oct 28 #23

Only extreme measures can end entrenched minority rule Charging Triceratops Oct 28 #35

Can't rec this enough RANDYWILDMAN Oct 28 #80

And imagine if your in a state thatdemguy Oct 28 #48

Those smaller states Bettie Oct 28 #8

Yes! SocialDemocrat61 Oct 28 #9

Yes, of course, but it will be challenging to make it happen. NNadir Oct 28 #10

2nd amendment is also a relic of slavery Jerry2144 Oct 28 #54

I hadn't thought of it that way, but it makes sense. NNadir Oct 28 #61

That makes no sense T all Ontheboundry Oct 28 #70

YES Faux pas Oct 28 #11

Yes. Those in smaller states do get their voices heard via their vote, just like everyone else In It to Win It Oct 28 #12

Of course people in smaller states will have their voices heard... Think. Again. Oct 28 #13

This is what the Founders thought DeeDeeNY Oct 28 #20

We have tons of info on candidates without them having to campaign anywhere travelingthrulife Oct 28 #22

Any candidate would still have to reach as many voters.... Think. Again. Oct 28 #25

Is it really that much different than the current situation? misanthrope Oct 28 #74

I honestly feel that my vote doesn't count DeeDeeNY Oct 28 #15

It's not just a feeling--it's a fact hawkeye21 Oct 29 #91

It's outlived it usefulness for slave states years ago. Emile Oct 28 #16

No DeepWinter Oct 28 #17

You're ignoring the tyranny of the minority Charging Triceratops Oct 28 #37

It does exactly the opposite of what you said jcgoldie Oct 28 #41

absolutely if..fish..had..wings Oct 28 #18

Republicans were ready to do away with it when Emile Oct 28 #19

Not eliminate, but reformulate the EC. cloudbase Oct 28 #21

Can't each state already do that on their own? misanthrope Oct 28 #76

That's why something like that would have to be imposed through federal legislation. cloudbase Oct 28 #83

"Winner take all" rules should be abolished, at a minimum. CoopersDad Oct 28 #24

I lived in NE for over 20 years and wondered why all states didn't award their EC RubyRose Oct 28 #85

Yes, no doubt. walkingman Oct 28 #26

Absolutely. Voltaire2 Oct 28 #29

Yes, and this is from the granddaughter of an Elector in 1936. Boomerproud Oct 28 #31

Yes. I am from a smallsh state. BoomaofBandM Oct 28 #32

Abolishing the Electoral College will take decades, but the Maine/Nebraska model is not bad WSHazel Oct 28 #33

How the Electoral College Was Nearly Abolished in 1970. (published in 2020) usonian Oct 28 #36

Southern lawmakers bdamomma Oct 28 #45

Why bother with the 60-vote filibuster? Polybius Oct 28 #69

In 1970, it would have been mostly a distinction without a difference, the threshold for cloture was 67 tritsofme Oct 28 #71

Of course, and obviously. Been talking about it at least since 2000. msfiddlestix Oct 28 #38

wouldnt have their voices heard? jcgoldie Oct 28 #39

As a Californian my voice is never heard. The Electoral College needs to go. Beaverhausen Oct 28 #40

It should never have existed in the first place. DavidDvorkin Oct 28 #42

Yes bdamomma Oct 28 #43

Find your State's National Popular Vote organization SeanHG Oct 28 #44

attaching this article bdamomma Oct 28 #46

It won't be changed until the Repugs bdjhawk Oct 28 #49

It sure hasn't prevented what it was for. Blue Full Moon Oct 28 #50

As long as the senate overrepresents small states they will be heard JT45242 Oct 28 #51

Yes I am sick of 3 years campaigns kimbutgar Oct 28 #52

Yes. moondust Oct 28 #53

Virtually impossible to abolish. The popular vote compact would fix it though. bullimiami Oct 28 #55

Yes. kairos12 Oct 28 #56

It's just awful minority rule. NCDem47 Oct 28 #57

YES AmBlue Oct 28 #58

Yes. But a Constitutional convention to change it -- in this era -- might leave us worse off than we are. Silent Type Oct 28 #59

The question is how to be able to do it. diane in sf Oct 28 #60

It was outdated a hundred years ago. bif Oct 28 #62

'Without it, those in smaller states wouldn't have their voices heard." J_William_Ryan Oct 28 #63

Yes BlueKota Oct 28 #64

YES! 1WorldHope Oct 28 #65

Tim Walz says yes DeeDeeNY Oct 28 #66

Yes , by all means. republianmushroom Oct 28 #67

Currently, only 7 states matter. Funtatlaguy Oct 28 #68

Of course Stargleamer Oct 28 #72

Hell,yes! Why should it matter where in the hell ya live? One person, one vote. Geography should have no say. hawkeye21 Oct 28 #75

No Zeitghost Oct 28 #77

YES YES YES YES YES Brainstormy Oct 28 #78

ASAP... We have to stop making the same mistake only JCMach1 Oct 28 #79

The Senate is Too Heavily Embedded to change Metaphorical Oct 28 #81

Yes LetMyPeopleVote Oct 28 #84

Yes how many other developed countries have such a bullshit procedure? Dem4life1234 Oct 28 #86

yes, after i learned it was for slave states. pansypoo53219 Oct 29 #87

of course it should be abolished Skittles Oct 29 #88

Hell yeah The Third Doctor Oct 29 #89

Whenever a Republican tells me we need term limits, I reply Emile Oct 29 #90

It would take the fun out of this: Polybius Oct 29 #92

Let's look at the last 32 years Baggies Oct 29 #93

Yes as soon as it is possible ArnoldLayne Oct 29 #94