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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould we amend the US Constitution to require Presidential election winners to win both the
electoral and popular vote?
If we do this we can prevent another Hayes (1876),Bush (2000),and Trump (2016) from occurring.
2000- In a 2 person race between Gore and Bush, Gore would have won the popular vote in FL and NH making him the winner of electoral college.
tblue37
(65,590 posts)to the House.
nkpolitics1212
(8,617 posts)Hillary Clinton wins CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,HI,IL,ME,MD,MA,MN,NV,NH,NJ,NM,NY,OR,RI,VT,VA,and WA. 42ev
Hillary Clinton wins At Large US House Districts in DE,DC,and VT. 45ev
Hillary Clinton wins
1 district in AL 46ev
3 districts in AZ 49ev
43 Districts in CA 92ev
4 Districts in CO 96ev
5 Districts in CT 101ev
13 Districts in FL 114ev
4 Districts in GA 118ev
2 Districts in HI 120ev
11 Districts in IL 131ev
2 Districts in IN 133ev
2 Districts in IA 135ev
1 district in KY 136ev
1 district in LA 137ev
1 district in ME 138ev
7 Districts in MD 145ev
9 Districts in MA 154ev
5 Districts in MI 159ev
3 districts in MN 162ev
1 district in MS 163ev
2 Districts in MO 165ev
2 Districts in NV 167ev
1 district in NH 168ev
6 Districts in NJ 174ev
2 Districts in NM 176ev
18 Districts in NY 194ev
3 districts in NC 197ev
4 Districts in OH 201ev
4 Districts in OR 205ev
4 Districts in PA 209ev
2 Districts in RI 211ev
1 district in SC 212ev
2 Districts in TN 214ev
11 Districts in TX 225ev
5 Districts in VA 230ev
7 Districts in WA 237ev
3 districts in WI 240ev
We also need to abolish gerrymandering.
Jno_Gilmor_
(127 posts)still_one
(92,595 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)if they pass a basic psych test right now
Stallion
(6,476 posts)...so I wouldn't spend much time debating it
randr
(12,418 posts)We have been counting the votes on a curve for no reason for too long.
TheFrenchRazor
(2,116 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)unfortunately that isn't going to happen, because such a change would be dependent on the same people who benefit from the thing.
Initech
(100,174 posts)So if we can't beat the system, we need to work with it.
roamer65
(36,749 posts)flyingfysh
(1,990 posts)And no CrossCheck anywhere. And none of these voter suppression tactics.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)is the thirteen smallest states to block this, and I figure at least fifteen will. The Electoral College may have made a lot more sense two hundred years or so ago than it does now, but it's baked into the cake.
The answer is to play the game as chess, even if it looks like the playing field is a checkerboard. Next time around, our candidate should visit Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, instead of going to California to raise money that really won't make a difference.
standingtall
(2,787 posts)our elections should be decided by the popular vote with a run off so 3rd party candidates can't
spoil it.
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