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[–] frezik@midwest.social 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm aware of the history. The EC should go. I also don't need to miss the context of the discussion to make that point.

…And to think this guy has half the vote. What a place we live in. I wish we cared more about education. If people were smarter, we wouldn’t be in this situation.

Going by current polling, the two are statistically tied, with a few percentage points still going to RFK Jr and some undecideds. GP is correct to say "this guy has a half the vote", and this would be true with or without the EC. If we had a population that wasn't bending over backwards to justify sending a demented narcissist into the White House, the EC would not even be close to an issue this election.

[–] Arn_Thor@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I also don’t need to miss the context of the discussion…

Speaking of missing the context, my initial comment, to which you replied, was:

Still maddening [that so many vote for him], but…

Two things can be true at the same time. It’s maddening that so many vote for him, the electoral college is why republicans still win, and, I’ll throw you a bone, the electoral college probably wouldn’t be a problem if fewer people voted for Trump—but it would still be a damn stupid way to run an election.

Let me introduce a hypothetical: the electoral college didn’t exist, Republicans saw they couldn’t win on current policies as far back as 2012 and were forced to moderate to win the popular vote. We might not be in this current political climate in the first place