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In It to Win It

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16. It's either we get rid of it

Reply to Kajun Gal (Original post)

Sun Oct 7, 2018, 07:58 PM

Oct 2018

Or we do away with the “winner take all” system and award electoral votes to the winner of the congressional district and award the remaining votes to who ever gets the popular vote within the state.

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It's past time to get rid of the electoral college. [View all] Kajun Gal Oct 2018 OP

Agreed, but that takes a constitutional amendment. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #1

It sure is!!! donkeypoofed Oct 2018 #2

We can work towards the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact manor321 Oct 2018 #3

That is also more "breakable." In It to Win It Oct 2018 #4

It's time In It to Win It Oct 2018 #5

If you look at the history of the electoral college mitch96 Oct 2018 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2018 #7

How? Loki Liesmith Oct 2018 #8

It's past time for me to win the lottery also. Calista241 Oct 2018 #9

And how do we do that, Kajun Gal? n/t demmiblue Oct 2018 #10

Dunno. Hoping some of you wise peeps could find a way. Start with voting though! Kajun Gal Oct 2018 #17

I actually googled how to do it. There are ways but voting is the first start of the process. Kajun Gal Oct 2018 #19

It was time since Coup 2000 (before) UTUSN Oct 2018 #11

And your solution is? brooklynite Oct 2018 #12

Google How to change a constitutional amendment... Kajun Gal Oct 2018 #20

I know how to change the Constitution... brooklynite Oct 2018 #21

You say that as if all it takes is legislation Fullduplexxx Oct 2018 #13

The Electoral Clown College is a joke, plain and simple ck4829 Oct 2018 #14

I agree but Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #15

It's either we get rid of it In It to Win It Oct 2018 #16

The smaller population states won't sign on to it. Xolodno Oct 2018 #18