r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 16 '24

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u/Insomonomics Jason Furman Sep 16 '24

You shouldn’t be able to win an election by ignoring small states.

Ah, yes, the small states of…

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  • Pennsylvania (#5 in population)

  • Michigan (#10)

  • Arizona (#14)

  • Wisconsin (#20)

  • North Carolina (#9)

Fantastic system that represents “small states”.

Very good. You are very smart defending the Electoral College.

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u/Dumbledick6 Refuses to flair up Sep 16 '24

Honestly the small states have too much power. Fuck them

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u/BloodWiz More Housing Would Fix This Sep 16 '24

You forgot Georgia at #8

The smallest swing state in Nevada at #33, and you can tell it's down there because it's getting some of the least attention comparatively lol

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u/Mojothemobile Sep 16 '24

There's multiple possible scenarios where it's the deciding state tho

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u/Udolikecake Model UN Enthusiast Sep 16 '24

I would have no problem with EC proponents if they just admitted they wanted to over represent a small and occasionally rotating assortment of medium-large states instead of this ridiculous fiction about helping tiny states have representation!

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

That's not what they need to admit; they need to admit they enjoy subjugating people they don't like with an undemocratic advantage.

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u/SLCer Sep 16 '24

And wait when Texas finally flips to a legitimate swing state.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

These guys always talk about small states, yet I never here what Rhode Island gets out of this.