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57% of Americans would rather not have to doomscroll swing state polling every four years when the actual popular vote isn’t even a close call -- (link)

Posted by mr mooch (aka pickmix) Aug 30 '24, 09:37

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https://twitter.com/PpollingNumbers/status/1829530831666503860 (twitter.com)

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I wonder what the thought process is for that 30%? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 11:10 1
- Those are gonna be Republicans pretty much. The EC has been working out very well for them because of the quirks of certain state maps. -- (edited) - con_carne Aug 30, 11:21
I agree. This electoral college is BS -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 30, 10:07
Too bad that you would have essentially the same Electoral College constraints to amend the Constitution to get rid of the Electoral College. -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 09:40 5
- The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is the most realistic way to fix it. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 10:22 3
  - There are problems with it. I'd prefer expanding the House. Adding congressional districts adds electors. -- (link) - mara Aug 30, 10:34 1
    - Multiple-member districts with proportional representation through ranked choice voting! -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 30, 10:45
  - Not without its own constitutional hurdles though. -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 30, 10:34
- very astute -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 09:42

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