The Electoral College Makes White People's Votes Count More
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Robert Reich
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Nov 2, 2020
Wyoming is 92% white.
California is 37% white.
A Wyoming voter has nearly 4x more influence than a California voter.
The Electoral College is racist. It must be abolished.
Robert Reich
@RBReich
The Electoral College Makes White People's Votes Count More
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...affirmative action for rural States. And the irony is, the people in those states will go bat-shit crazy when you mention 'affirmative action' for different races; but LOVE the fact that the Electoral College is AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR THEIR STATE.
There are two reasons I want to abolish the electoral college:
1. It's anti-democratic. Yes, it's possible to have too much DIRECT democracy. For example, the Continental Army started out by ELECTING their officers. Each Company would elect their own Captain, which is a big mistake. And I still think it's a mistake for counties to ELECT their own Sheriff and/or their own JUDGES in certain States. That's a huge conflict of interest, and a danger to justice. But when we're talking about something that facilitates MINORITY RULE of a country, that's different. A tiny handful of bozos in a 'swing state' shouldn't be able to decide the fate of 330 million people. Three and a half million more people voted for Clinton than for Trump, but they were over-ruled by about 70,000 people in three 'swing states.' That's not a constitutional republic, that's an oligarchy.
and, more importantly,
2. It will put an end to this irritating spectacle of every network having their favorite numbers geek jumping up and down in front of an interactive electoral college map, like an inflatable tube man at a used car lot, for six months before every election. Screw that! Just tell me who's winning, overall.
