Comment

Comment on US Democracy

MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

FYI, Trump DID also win the popular vote this year. Perhaps it’s time to retire this argument.

Sort:hotnew top

Aganim@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Why? Trump won fair and square this year, but that doesn’t mean your system isn’t flawed. Votes from certain states still carry less weight due to improperly distributed electors. Same happened with Gore Vs Bush by the way.

source
- MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  What part of “he won the popular vote” did you not understand? Across all states, more people voted for him than for Harris. Even if there was no electoral college, he would still be president.
  
  Unless you’re arguing that electoral college votes should be redistributed in a way that ensures the winner will always be a Democrat…
  
  source
  - Aganim@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    
    Across all states, more people voted for him than for Harris.
    
    I never said otherwise.
    
    Unless you’re arguing that electoral college votes should be redistributed in a way that ensures the winner will always be a Democrat…
    
    No, I’m saying that your system needs to be fixed so every vote has the same weight, that’s all. The fact that the term ‘popular vote’ exists at all is the flaw. Who won this year is irrelevant to the argument.
    
    source