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kentuck

(111,082 posts) Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:23 AM Jul 2018

The people did not vote for him. The Electoral College voted for him.

The people, by almost 3 million votes, voted against him.

Chuck Grassley was on CNN earlier talking about how the people voted for Trump so he has all this power as the "President"... Bullshit!

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The people did not vote for him. The Electoral College voted for him. (Original Post) kentuck Jul 2018 OP

GOP should just change its name to the GOBS party. "Grand Old Bull Shit" Party! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2018 #1

I always add to that point.. DownFromTheMountain Jul 2018 #2

We are not sure the votes were counted accurately. kentuck Jul 2018 #4

And they had time.. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #3

The EC had one real purpose: marybourg Jul 2018 #5

If the shoe were on the other foot.. dubyadiprecession Jul 2018 #6

Correct. Hillary was the people's choice lunamagica Jul 2018 #7

64% of the way to National Popular Vote mvymvy Jul 2018 #8

RKP5637

(67,105 posts)

1. GOP should just change its name to the GOBS party. "Grand Old Bull Shit" Party! n/t

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:29 AM

Jul 2018

DownFromTheMountain

(226 posts)

2. I always add to that point..

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:48 AM

Jul 2018

That since we didn't make sure Detroit, parts of Wis., etc were not counted with clarity, we don't know exactly how much DT lost the popular vote...AND the votes for Bernie anyway, Stein, Johnson were also votes against Trump and make the total closer to a 10 million deficit...We Got The Numbers.

kentuck

(111,082 posts)

4. We are not sure the votes were counted accurately.

Reply to DownFromTheMountain (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:51 AM

Jul 2018

We are not sure that Trump and the Russians did not steal the last election.

It looks more and more as if they did.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

3. And they had time..

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:50 AM

Jul 2018

to get paid off for their votes it seemed like. They had a chance to do the right thing.

marybourg

(12,622 posts)

5. The EC had one real purpose:

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:09 AM

Jul 2018

to interpose itself between the occasional incompetent demagogue and the presidency. And it failed.

dubyadiprecession

(5,707 posts)

6. If the shoe were on the other foot..

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:11 AM

Jul 2018

And republicans lost two elections to the electoral college, the electoral college would be gone.

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

7. Correct. Hillary was the people's choice

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 01:08 PM

Jul 2018

mvymvy

(309 posts)

8. 64% of the way to National Popular Vote

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 03:15 PM

Jul 2018

The National Popular Vote bill is 64% of the way to guaranteeing the majority of Electoral College votes and the presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in the country, by changing state winner-take-all laws (not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, but later enacted by 48 states), without changing anything in the Constitution, using the built-in method that the Constitution provides for states to make changes.

It simply requires enacting states with 270 electoral votes to award their electoral votes to the winner of the most national popular votes.

All voters would be valued equally in presidential elections, no matter where they live.

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