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MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 week agoFYI, Trump DID also win the popular vote this year. Perhaps it’s time to retire this argument.
Comment on US Democracy
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 week agoFYI, Trump DID also win the popular vote this year. Perhaps it’s time to retire this argument.
Aganim@lemmy.world 1 week 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.
MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 week 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…
Aganim@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I never said otherwise.
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.