jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoNo country still uses an electoral college − except the UStheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1689arrow-down19cross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.worldusa
arrow-up1680arrow-down1external-linkNo country still uses an electoral college − except the UStheconversation.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square75fedilinkcross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.worldusa
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 months agoThe only reason we have it is because Republicans know that if we got rid of it, they’d never win the white house again without overhauling the whole party. See Also: Why Puerto Rico and Washington DC are not states
minus-squareirreticent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago And also because democrats would lose their big tent anti-republican status. I don’t get it.
The only reason we have it is because Republicans know that if we got rid of it, they’d never win the white house again without overhauling the whole party.
See Also: Why Puerto Rico and Washington DC are not states
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I don’t get it.