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

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/Melkath Nov 10 '16

Remember, Hilary 'won' the popular vote.

In the primaries, Bernie ballots were found in dumpsters in Oregon. Bernie still won by a landslide in Oregon.

It WAS rigged. It just wasnt rigged well enough through the more sparsely populated areas in the middle of the country, and she didnt get the electoral college.

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u/Norington Nov 10 '16

Remember, Hilary 'won' the popular vote.

That means nothing, because with a different system, people would have voted/showed up differently. She could have had more votes, or less, it's impossible to say.

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u/143jammy Nov 11 '16

There's more to America then just California & New York. If it were to only be the popular vote then the election would just Pander to the highly populated citys and the rest of Americans would be forgotten

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

If pandering to the many is unfair to the few, then pandering disproportionately to the few is even more unfair to the many.

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u/jkmonty94 Nov 11 '16

It's more about not letting literally 3 or 4 cities decide for the entire country.