Posted on 09/12/2024 2:22:58 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
David Frum did stop short of banging his fists or stamping his feet. But on today's CNN This Morning, the Trump-detesting Canadian could not contain his frustration at the prospect that, thanks to the "probably stupid" rules of the Constitution, Trump could win the election with an Electoral College majority despite losing the popular vote count.
Frum was responding to a statement by Edward-Isaac Dovere that some in the Kamala camp believe that if the election were held today, she would lose.
Frum began by claiming: "We need to be more specific about what we mean by 'lose." Depends on what the meaning of is, is, David?
As Frum ranted against the rules of American politics with its Electoral College, host Kasie Hunt interjected: "But that's the rules of the game."
Responded Frum:
"Those are the rules. They were written in 1787, maybe they're wise, maybe they're stupid. Probably they're stupid."
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Good article to toss in the faces of the ignorant promoters of direct election.
While I wish it had addressed the central purpose of EC and how parties corrupted the Framers’ system, it certainly covers its modern, if unintended, strengths and protections.
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