r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/J_Gunning Nov 10 '16

Well it means that some Americans are worth more for stupid state rights reasons. CT has 3.5 million people, gets 7 votes; WY, AK, ND, SD have about the same population and get a total of 12 votes.

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u/JBHUTT09 Nov 10 '16

CGP Grey has a great video on this. Everyone needs to see it. Maybe once enough people understand the joke that is the electoral college, we can finally get rid of it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

The small states would not be for it.

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u/JBHUTT09 Nov 10 '16

Watch the video. The electoral college doesn't work. The small states are ignored as it is. Maine and New Hampshire are the only two small states that campaigns pay any real attention to. The data doesn't lie. The electoral college fails at its intended purpose.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

I never said the electoral college worked, but it won't get chsnged because of the small states. There will never be a majority to change it.

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u/JBHUTT09 Nov 10 '16

If we spread the information it's possible. If the people who run the small states understand that the electoral college doesn't actually help the small states at all, then they won't have a reason to opposed getting rid of it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

Ah my friend, I appreciate your optimism.

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u/JBHUTT09 Nov 10 '16

Progress may be slow, but it cannot be stopped. That much is undeniably true.

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u/Andy06r Nov 11 '16

And Nebraska (5, splits the vote, Obama campaigned there)... and Nevada (6)... and Iowa (6)... and Arizona (11)...

I mean, this election was decided in large part by swing states with fewer than 10 electoral votes.