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minus-squarePhegan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-21 year agoIt’s wild that if multiple things we implemented republicans would never win the presidency again. Any anti voter suppression method, like universal mail in voting Ranked choice voting Removal of the electoral college I am sure there are even more. Remember that republicans are the minority, they just show up to vote more often (and aren’t actively suppressed)
minus-squareBigPapaE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoMan what I’d give for ranked choice voting, it seems like a no-brainer
minus-squarePhegan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI’ve been working with local groups trying to get it passed. It may be worth investigating if there are some near you. Donate money or time or support.
minus-squareBigPapaE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s awesome! I’ll have to look into it
minus-squareSkeezix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe electrical collage is way overdue to be retired. I wonder if we will have the means to actually do it.
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThey would still win, but they would have to shift their platform to capture the true political center rather than the center right.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThe way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoSo is a method to change the Constitution.
minus-squareset_secret@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAre you suggesting with say…an amendment?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOr we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe states changing their electors outside their popular vote is exactly what Trump was trying to do.
It’s wild that if multiple things we implemented republicans would never win the presidency again.
Any anti voter suppression method, like universal mail in voting
Ranked choice voting
Removal of the electoral college
I am sure there are even more.
Remember that republicans are the minority, they just show up to vote more often (and aren’t actively suppressed)
Man what I’d give for ranked choice voting, it seems like a no-brainer
I’ve been working with local groups trying to get it passed. It may be worth investigating if there are some near you. Donate money or time or support.
That’s awesome! I’ll have to look into it
The electrical collage is way overdue to be retired. I wonder if we will have the means to actually do it.
They would still win, but they would have to shift their platform to capture the true political center rather than the center right.
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The way elections are run Is mostly up to the states. The electoral college, though, is stipulated in the Constitution.
So is a method to change the Constitution.
Are you suggesting with say…an amendment?
Or we could ratio it out of existence. If we had 10,000 representatives then the EC would match the popular vote results.
That really is the only way to get rid of the electoral college.
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The states changing their electors outside their popular vote is exactly what Trump was trying to do.