Posted on 05/04/2018 6:41:25 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Among the recent garbled effusions from today’s temporary president — cheer up; they are all temporary — was one that concerned something about which he might not have thought as deeply as the subject merits. During an episode of government of, by, and for “Fox & Friends,” he said: He won the 2016 election “easily” but wishes the electoral vote system were replaced by direct election of presidents by popular vote. He favors this “because” — if you were expecting him to offer reasons drawn from political philosophy or constitutional theory, grow up — “to me, it’s much easier to win the popular vote.”
He added, accidentally stubbing his toe on a truth, that running for president without the Electoral College would involve “a totally different campaign.” Which, he does not realize, is one reason for retaining the Electoral College.
The president’s interest in all this comes from his festering grievance about losing the popular vote by five times more votes than George W. Bush lost it to Al Gore in 2000. His thinking is as murky as his syntax, but evidently he supposes that under a pure popular-vote system he would have campaigned in, say, indigo California, thereby reducing his opponent’s huge margin of victory there (30 points). Perhaps. But his California campaigning might have increased her turnout, which was probably reduced by the lack of campaigning there. Who knows?
This we do know: Presidential majorities are built by the Electoral College as it has evolved, adapting to the two-party system. The Electoral College gives the parties a distribution incentive for achieving geographical and ideological breadth while assembling a coalition of states . . .
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Will was
The EC should be extended to the county level.... Reduce the power of the cities over the rest of state.
Go watch a baseball game George. ‘bout the only thing you’re worth anymore.
Georgie sneers at Trump because he is so..unpresidential. He would obviously prefer one who would lie to his face while simultaneously F’ing him in the ass.
Looks like at least one sneering Libtard took Trump’s bait and was forced to defend the electoral college.
What an LOL moment!
If they choose to defend popular vote, they have to “agree with Trump” (Arrrgh!) and suddenly find themselves in the clutches of nationalized election integrity and voter ID.
A hypothetical gambit well played.
When it comes to the popular vote, let’s examine, expose, and prosecute all involved in the VOTER FRAUD. Anyone denying the use of voter fraud by the RATs and their Sugar Daddy, Soros, is a Liberal dirtbag, IMO.
What a bitter, old queen.
Trumps point was against those Democrats (all of them) complaining about the electoral college. Will doesn’t bother to drip acid on that lot, just on Trump.
No way on Earth would I ever again click onto a George Will column.
Been there, done that.
He is done.
“Brawling bartender of the Bowery” is a compliment really.
Good line, however intended.
Will may not see it that way, but thats his own problem.
Note that there are solidly patriotic areas even in solidly Communist states like Illinois:
Nobody should be able to win a presidential election simply by concentrating on a few large cities with anti-American populations or those that see the country as strictly a cow to be milked.
Sometimes a person's purpose in life is to think so weirdly that other people know what not to think.
Said the Atheist who knew too little about God.
DIRECT HIT! Damage report Spock!
I agree, and Reynolds v. Sims should be overturned, so that state Senates could have an equal number of Senators for each county. To secure that arrangement against gerrymandering, a provision in each state Constitution should forbid the redrawing or adding/subtracting of counties except by a 2/3 vote of each legislative house.
George Will? Is he still alive? I thought he was a baseball writer. Maybe he should stick to sports.
He actually writes for the Washington Post. His column, however, is apparently syndicated to other papers as well.
Trump will be President when both pass.
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George Will and Bill Kristol are on the fast track to being totally irrelevant.
Serves to illustrate a key reason why Trump won.
When your job gets outsourced to China and your house is being foreclosed on and your community can no longer pay firefighters or police or the bill for street lighting, and marriages and families are being torn apart as a result....
....you can’t eat a George Will column on Think-Tank Conservatism.
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