floofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down17cross-posted to: politics@beehaw.orgpleasantpolitics@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1372arrow-down1external-linkHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@beehaw.orgpleasantpolitics@slrpnk.net
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoUnfortunately yes, it’s huge problem with first past the post systems.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agohow? i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoA good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.
Unfortunately yes, it’s huge problem with first past the post systems.
how?
i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
A good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.