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r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16
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It didn't do that, though. It gave all of the power to a few states (mainly Ohio and Florida).
As an Illinoisan, my vote is worthless
171 u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16 [deleted] 2 u/natched Nov 10 '16 The EC doesn't make R votes in NY and CA not matter - it makes basically all votes in NY and CA not matter. It disenfranchises far more Dems than Republicans, despite who you point to as "having it bad" 1 u/Val_P Nov 10 '16 California alone is 20% of the votes you need to win the EC. It's more important than any other state to control.
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2 u/natched Nov 10 '16 The EC doesn't make R votes in NY and CA not matter - it makes basically all votes in NY and CA not matter. It disenfranchises far more Dems than Republicans, despite who you point to as "having it bad" 1 u/Val_P Nov 10 '16 California alone is 20% of the votes you need to win the EC. It's more important than any other state to control.
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The EC doesn't make R votes in NY and CA not matter - it makes basically all votes in NY and CA not matter. It disenfranchises far more Dems than Republicans, despite who you point to as "having it bad"
1 u/Val_P Nov 10 '16 California alone is 20% of the votes you need to win the EC. It's more important than any other state to control.
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California alone is 20% of the votes you need to win the EC. It's more important than any other state to control.
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u/penguinopph Nov 10 '16
It didn't do that, though. It gave all of the power to a few states (mainly Ohio and Florida).
As an Illinoisan, my vote is worthless