BrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 3 months agoTim Walz calls for scrapping of electoral college to decide US presidential racewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1535arrow-down112file-text
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Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda
minus-square7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·3 months agoThat’d be great!!! I live in a deep red state. My vote won’t matter as my states EC votes will go for the Republican candidate. A popular vote would make my vote count finally.
minus-squarekibiz0r@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months ago I live in a deep red state. My vote won’t matter It forces them to spend more money to keep the state red next time. Money they would rather use to win battleground states.
minus-square7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYes I agree… part of the problem here is we are so gerrymandered it won’t matter for ages and ages. Victors shouldn’t be permitted to write the district voting rules.
That’d be great!!!
I live in a deep red state. My vote won’t matter as my states EC votes will go for the Republican candidate.
A popular vote would make my vote count finally.
It forces them to spend more money to keep the state red next time. Money they would rather use to win battleground states.
Yes I agree… part of the problem here is we are so gerrymandered it won’t matter for ages and ages.
Victors shouldn’t be permitted to write the district voting rules.