return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoLarge Majority of Americans Want to End Electoral Collegewww.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1685arrow-down16cross-posted to: housing_bubble_2@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 months agoWell yeah… The electoral college consistently lets a minority opinion override the majority, so of course a majority want it done. Problem is that minority that gets their way today aren’t going to yield if they can help it.
minus-squareteamevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 months agoIt’s rule by the majority with respect for the minority not rule by the minority in the majority just take it. Edit: at least it’s supposed to be
minus-squarecapital_sniff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThe one time we all could’ve used conservatives’ hatred of minorities and they just let us down.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agobecause in this case they’re the minority
Well yeah… The electoral college consistently lets a minority opinion override the majority, so of course a majority want it done.
Problem is that minority that gets their way today aren’t going to yield if they can help it.
It’s rule by the majority with respect for the minority not rule by the minority in the majority just take it.
Edit: at least it’s supposed to be
The one time we all could’ve used conservatives’ hatred of minorities and they just let us down.
because in this case they’re the minority