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Think we should scrap the electoral college? Here’s why that’s a bad idea.
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| 15 Sep 2020
| Jonah Goldberg
Posted on 09/18/2020 2:12:48 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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Goldberg is right for all the wrong reasons. Hillary Clinton wan the popular vote , but how much of that can be attributed to California alone? And how many illegals voted in California? Abolish the electoral College and the president will be elected by New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and a host of other Dem-dominated cities such as Philly, Detroit, Baltimore, St Louis etc. And I for one don't want to live in such a country.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:12:48 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
To: Rummyfan
Trump went a different way, effectively putting his thumb in the eye of the majority that didnt vote for him.Goldberg cannot overcome his TDS. If President Trump had reached out his hand to the majority that didn't vote for him they wold have taken his arm off! As it was he had to endure two years of the Mueller farce and an impeachment trial.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:14:39 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
To: Rummyfan
Never Trumper’s such as Goldberg are not worth the time it takes to read their drivel.
To: Rummyfan
Jonah and his mommy can take a flying f**k at a rolling doughnut.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:15:25 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Windage and Elevation)
To: Rummyfan
The Electoral College is the only thing that makes this a viable union. Without it national elections would be decided by California, Chicago and New York City.
The rest of the States are never going to agree to disenfranchise themselves by agreeing to popular elections of presidents. Discussion of this topic is little more than mental masturbation.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:16:21 PM PDT
by
Junk Silver
(Calling an Antifa protest "Mostly peaceful" is like saying your girlfriend is "Mostly not pregnant".)
To: Rummyfan
Mr. Goldberg can go f**k himself.
Most the the vitriol directed at the President is made-up outrage. If The Donald is so bad, why do his enemies keep making up false accusations about him?
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:17:24 PM PDT
by
Lysandru
(Fnord)
To: Rummyfan
Jonah is a pathetic loser.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:17:25 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
To: Rummyfan
Whaaa, whaaa, mommmmmie...
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:17:38 PM PDT
by
detch
(")
To: Rummyfan
“how much of that can be attributed to California alone?”
All of it. Clinton won the popular vote by about 2.90 million. Clinton won California by 4.27 million.
Discount California and Trump would win the popular vote by well over a million votes.
To: Rummyfan
You suppose Democrats would call the Electoral College obsolete if it meant that they would lose elections? Do you suppose they would still celebrate illegal immigration if it were GOP voters pouring across the southern border?
All their “positions of conscience” seem to be the answer the question “what gives us more power?”
To: rightwingcrazy
You suppose Democrats would call the Electoral College obsolete if it meant that they would lose elections? Do you suppose they would still celebrate illegal immigration if it were GOP voters pouring across the southern border?Uh.... No and No.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:25:27 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
To: Rummyfan
Because we don’t want seven cities or five states determining who’ll be president.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:25:37 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
To: Rummyfan
Find me 38 states that would agree with this, although that might be Soros’ goal by meddling in state and local elections.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:30:32 PM PDT
by
CatOwner
To: Rummyfan
Jonah Goldberg? Are you kidding me? I wouldn’t take into consideration anything that punk has to say.I’d rather hear the wisdom of a homeless bum.
To: Junk Silver
To end it would be tyranny.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:38:09 PM PDT
by
lizma2
To: CatOwner
Also 2/3rds of the House and the Senate are needed. A rather difficult threshold to meet under the current political environment in the country.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:38:30 PM PDT
by
CatOwner
To: Rummyfan
Lincoln was elected by the Electoral College...
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:40:32 PM PDT
by
terycarl
To: Rummyfan
Bad luck to that bastard Goldberg.
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posted on
09/18/2020 2:51:23 PM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
To: Rummyfan
Heard Rush saying the other day that if it weren’t for the Electoral College, the Democrat votes in Ca. & NY could take the whole country. Would anyone want to live under that?
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posted on
09/18/2020 3:05:28 PM PDT
by
oldtech
To: Junk Silver
Actually, thanks to the Plandemic, the Democrats can steal the election via the Electoral College with the help of mail-in voting.
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posted on
09/18/2020 3:11:43 PM PDT
by
Major Matt Mason
(America has a DemocRat and RINO problem.)
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