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In reply to the discussion: Trump pushes to swap Electoral College for popular vote [View all]Red Mountain
(1,732 posts)33. This is just his ego speaking.....
It still bothers him that he lost the popular vote. He makes that better in his mind by pretending that if only he had been allowed to campaign in all 50 states he would have swung the popular vote his way.
He'd have turned those blue states red and never lost a vote in the swing states that elected him in the process of reallocating his time and money.
Because.....his ego needs that.
Nothing to see here. Same old shit.
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His argument is that he concentrated on the electoral vote not the popular vote.
former9thward
Apr 2018
#30
"I would rather have the popular vote because it's, to me, it's much easier to win the popular vote"
RockRaven
Apr 2018
#7
Yup, and not only that, there's this tidbit from the article that's quite interesting
progree
Apr 2018
#17
NO--don't forget --ALL those votes were from illegals. he actually won by 5 mil without
niyad
Apr 2018
#18
I've noticed that the same three or four posters always take a contrary position.
tavernier
Apr 2018
#57
Does he have a single clue about what it takes to pass an Amendment to the Constitution?
Stonepounder
Apr 2018
#13
Doesn't Trump know that would take adding a new Amendment to the Constitution?
Cold War Spook
Apr 2018
#14
something like that was my first thought as well--they figured out how to rig the whole thing.
niyad
Apr 2018
#19
What an idiot. That is the problem with the electoral college, it gives the red states an unfair
still_one
Apr 2018
#51
Best bet would be state legislatures voting to commit EC votes to popular vote winner
Va Lefty
Apr 2018
#61
All he has to do is sign an executive order to abolish the Electoral College,
JustABozoOnThisBus
Apr 2018
#56