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To: Buckeye McFrog

I believe we have seen the last of “landslide victories” in general elections. The country is too divided and too many people vote according to what is good for them and not what is good for the country.


14 posted on 06/19/2019 9:50:55 AM PDT by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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To: cld51860
Democracy can be reduced down to two wolves and a lamb deciding what is for dinner. That's why the Founding Fathers set us up as a Republic.

Too many people now think of ourselves as a democracy. That's why you have these idiotic movements such as to eliminate the electoral college and go to a popular national vote - which surely has our founders spinning in their graves.

Not many people realize that up until the early 20th century, we did not directly elect our senators either. This used to be a function of the state legislatures.

Considering the overall product of directly elected senators since, this was not necessarily a good move.

15 posted on 06/19/2019 10:02:01 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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