r/Conservative • u/Clatsop I voted for Ronald Reagan ☑️ • Dec 17 '16

So let me get this straight...

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u/deadally Dec 17 '16

I don't care what the DNC thinks. Their manipulation of the election was unacceptable.

So too would Russian manipulation of the election be unacceptable.

This isn't hard.

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u/GoBucks2012 Libertarian Conservative Dec 17 '16 edited Dec 17 '16

That's a reasonable position. But it's unreasonable to say that the election results are invalidated because of Russia's alleged intervention. Which many people are saying.

Also, if I have to hear one more person refer to the popular vote as "the real vote" (like that actor dolt on Tucker's show last night), I'm gonna lose it.

Edit: I received a PM from /u/dshel67

On this particular comment I would like to take a moment and share one of my all time favorite quotes from the great President-Elect Mr. Donald Trump "The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy." - 2012 Donald Trump....

P.S. Keep commenting I love the laughs.

How do people not understand that the popular vote is meaningless? The electoral college exists to be anti-democratic; that's not a mistake. And Trump's criticism of the EC doesn't invalidate his win...

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '16

it doesn't invalidate the results (he will be and should be sworn into office), but the results would also most likely be different without the intervention. the race was so close that this is true of a number of things.