Flying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoTrump Tells Supporters ‘Don’t Worry About Voting’ On Election Nightwww.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square283fedilinkarrow-up1924arrow-down123
arrow-up1901arrow-down1external-linkTrump Tells Supporters ‘Don’t Worry About Voting’ On Election Nightwww.mediaite.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square283fedilink
minus-squareBigBlackCockroach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoIronically Hillary Clinton had 3 million more votes than Trump. Without electoral college it would have been a Hillary Presidency.
minus-squareGumby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoWe’ve had 6 presidential elections in the 21st century. The Republican candidate won the popular vote one out of those 6 times. Yet we’ve had 3 Republican Presidential terms resulting from those elections.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYes, it doesn’t work as intended but political parties weren’t intended either
minus-squareBigBlackCockroach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI think it works as intended by those who put it in place.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoA lot of things brought in were done so because they didn’t know how to exploit it
Ironically Hillary Clinton had 3 million more votes than Trump. Without electoral college it would have been a Hillary Presidency.
We’ve had 6 presidential elections in the 21st century. The Republican candidate won the popular vote one out of those 6 times. Yet we’ve had 3 Republican Presidential terms resulting from those elections.
Yes, it doesn’t work as intended but political parties weren’t intended either
I think it works as intended by those who put it in place.
A lot of things brought in were done so because they didn’t know how to exploit it