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To: EdnaMode

Her position on the E.C., like her position on every issue, is one of convenience. If Trump had won the popular vote with a lopsided win in Texas or somewhere but lost the Electoral College, Hills would be out there singing the praises of our wonderful E.C. and pointing out the genius of a system that is fair to small states like Connecticut.


9 posted on 06/25/2018 8:12:23 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: irishjuggler

I remember how the commentators when several national polls showed Trump winning at a given point in the race between the conventions, they pooh-poohed the results saying “well, Trump could do well in the popular vote, but his real problem is with the Electoral College.” The liberal commentators all hung their hats on that analysis as they were sure to win with the EC. then of course, the opposite was the case. That same thing played out in 2000 when some polls suggested Bush would comfortably win the popular vote but could lose the EC - the liberals all played up the genius of the Founders and their system for electing presidents - then trashed it when the opposite result occurred.


18 posted on 06/25/2018 8:23:15 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: irishjuggler

If the rules required a majority Bill Clinton would never have been elected President. He would have lost a rematch between the two highest vote getters in both his elections.


44 posted on 06/25/2018 9:13:07 PM PDT by LibertyOh
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To: irishjuggler
...and pointing out the genius of a system that is fair to small states like Connecticut.

You just don't get it! States like VT,DE,HI and RI deserve "fairness" whereas states like ND,ID,AK and WY most certainly don't.

101 posted on 06/26/2018 5:06:24 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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