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cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/news@lemmy.world/t/488620

65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.

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[–] PizzaMan@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Votes are ignored when your state votes against you (Ex: California votes 51% blue 49% red, but 100% of the electoral votes go to blue, effectively ignoring half the voters). Your vote should go to your choice, not the opposition.

[–] jimbolauski@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Did the 6006429 people that voted for Trump in California didn't have their votes counted?

[–] PizzaMan@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

This is some real woosh material right here. The point I'm trying to make seems to be sailing right over your head while you gripe about technicalities.

Those people effectively did not have their votes counted. They effectively voted for Biden in the end because their electoral votes that represent them voted against them.

[–] jimbolauski@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

I'm not arguing about technicalities, everyone's vote counts, except in the minds of election conspiracy theorists.

Your points are not about making everyone's vote equal they are about making the outcomes more granular.