There are 3141 counties in America. Trump won 3084 of them. Clinton won 57 of them. There are 62 counties in New York State. Trump won 46 of them. Clinton won 16. Clinton won the popular vote by anywhere between 1.5 and 2 million votes (that is if you count the illegals and dead people). In the 5 counties that encompass NYC, (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond & Queens) Clinton received well over 2 million more votes than Trump. (Clinton only won 4 of those counties as Trump won Richmond). Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country. These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles. The United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles. When you have a country that encompasses almost 4 million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319 square miles should dictate the outcome of a national election.
Which means that — once again — the Democrats who have made its abolition their top priority are expressing their intention to govern against the will of the people.
They are granted the right to do so by their own overinflated egos.
Time for California to become a Separate Country, or perhaps give it back to Mexico.
There is a reason our framers set the state thresh-hold at 75% for constitutional amendments.
How many countries in the world chose their head of state by direct popular vote? Off-hand, I can only think of one-- North Korea. Iraq used to do it under Saddam Hussein.
Without it, klinton would have stolen the election with fraudulent votes. I am quite certain that a large percentage of her votes were manufactured.
The left’s idea of democracy is for every presidential election to be decided by Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and NYC. Everyone from anyplace else might as well stay home and not vote.
I saw this link cited on Hannity’s website.
Wonder what likely voters would say.
If we ever lose the electoral college, candidates would only need to campaign in the big cities. Yet, the federal government makes policy—sadly way too much policy—for all Americans, not just LA, Chicago, and NYC. People in flyover country would be completely ruled by the cities on the coasts. Your ability to control your own property in states like Oklahoma would be seized from you and governed by people in LA. It might be different with a constitutionally restrained federal government, but as we’ve seen, the cities are rife with leftists who want to control everything and everyone.
(Clinton only won 4 of those counties as Trump won Richmond)...
THAT’S ME!!!! Italians for Trump!!!! :)
We have had an Italian Americans for Trump website :)
But we are ferociously outnumbered :(
I didn’t think the five boroughs were 319 square miles.
Manhattan is only about 10 miles away from Richmond County.
But as far as the culture goes, it might as well be 8000.
In other words, without the Electoral College, the US would be run by the Northeast urban corridor (running down I-95 from Boston, through NYC, Philadelphia and Baltimore, to DC), Chicago, and LA.
Which is why we love the Electoral College.
I am torn.
This makes sense, but it is a poll and thus meaningless..
The left hates a College that does not have safe zones or snowflakes, that does not have marxist overpaid professors, and that would be perfectly fine to have Ann Coulter speak to it.
“Electoral College system is stronger today than it has been in many years.”
There is a general realization that it defeated Hillary Clinton.
Does anyone know how you can become one of these voters? Sounds like a few in my home state needs replacing.
Excellent - I got this in an email this morning and was trying to decide how to edit it (lousy formatting) and post it here - now I don’t have to.
These should be numbers that even the most dense of voters should be able to grasp??????
I believe Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth proposed it. Great Americans from Connecticut...