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Little Star

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4. I have nothing but distain

Reply to DirtEdonE (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2019, 02:57 PM

Apr 2019

for today's Electoral College System. It is a outdated mode for electing our presidents. Bunch of muckity-mucks making our choice for us.

Give me a popular vote system where each party would have to adjust their thinking and philosophy in order to win.

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If you could go back in time to Election Day 2016 [View all] DirtEdonE Apr 2019 OP

I do what I can do. I did what I could do in 2016. And in 2020, struggle4progress Apr 2019 #1

+1 rampartc Apr 2019 #2

Do the ends justify the means DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #3

There is no magic, and everything worth having takes some work struggle4progress Apr 2019 #6

I have nothing but distain Little Star Apr 2019 #4

Would that the popular vote determined the winner DirtEdonE Apr 2019 #5

I tried. ismnotwasm Apr 2019 #7

I don't understand the question. SlogginThroughIt Apr 2019 #8

Actually we'd have to go back to 10 days prior when gldstwmn Apr 2019 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author clementine613 Apr 2019 #10