floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down110cross-posted to: pleasantpolitics@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1391arrow-down1external-linkHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: pleasantpolitics@slrpnk.net
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agohow? i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoA good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.
how?
i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
A good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.