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Majority of voters want to eliminate Electoral College: Poll
Washington Examiner ^

Posted on 09/23/2020 12:32:40 PM PDT by FR33DOM4ME

A simple majority of registered voters are on board with abolishing the Electoral College for presidential elections in favor of the popular vote.

According to a new Hill-HarrisX poll released Tuesday, 51% of respondents said they would be in favor of weakening the influence of states without dense populations on the outcome of the election, whereas 49% believe it should be kept "to distribute voter power among all 50 states."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


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To: Professional

NO, Electoral College and you will have a totalitarian country


41 posted on 09/23/2020 12:56:27 PM PDT by mason-dixon (As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.)
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To: FR33DOM4ME

Those that think the electoral college should be eliminated can go pound sand. There is no way a constitution amendment will be passed - too many red states stand in the way.


42 posted on 09/23/2020 12:59:46 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." - George Orwell, 1984)
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To: FR33DOM4ME

The irony here is pretty thick.


43 posted on 09/23/2020 1:03:34 PM PDT by Plexi
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To: FR33DOM4ME

Did they poll a half dozen democrats?


44 posted on 09/23/2020 1:05:09 PM PDT by vigilante2 (Make liberals cry again)
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To: FR33DOM4ME

In year 2000 election the Democrat war cry to overturn the Presidential election was “count all ballots!”. Now, 20 years later during the new era of the mail in ballot that can be received and counted after election day, the Democrat war cry to overturn the presidential election will be “count ENOUGH ballots!”


45 posted on 09/23/2020 1:05:40 PM PDT by chuckee
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To: FR33DOM4ME
Let's watch 38 state legislatures vote to amend the Constitution.
46 posted on 09/23/2020 1:05:44 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Thanks To Biden Voters Oregon Is Now A Battleground State!)
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To: Mariner
80% of voters could not tell you what the Electoral College is.

Half of those believe it is an Ivy League school.

47 posted on 09/23/2020 1:06:18 PM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Obadiah
How do I matriculate to the Electoral College, and how much is tuition?

We matriculated at birth, tuition paid by our Founding Fathers. We owe it to them to support the Constitution.

48 posted on 09/23/2020 1:07:05 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: FR33DOM4ME

And..? Now ask them if they know that would mean 6 months of counting votes and Demorats win every time with voter fraud.


49 posted on 09/23/2020 1:08:14 PM PDT by jmaroneps37
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To: FR33DOM4ME
A simple majority of registered voters are on board with abolishing the Electoral College for presidential elections in favor of the popular vote.

But that isn't how the Constitution gets amended.

50 posted on 09/23/2020 1:08:21 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("A conservative is a liberal who got mugged the night before" - Frank Rizzo)
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According to a new Hill-HarrisX poll released Tuesday, 51% of respondents said they would be in favor of weakening the influence of states without dense populations on the outcome of the election

Well that's still a ways off from 66.6% of the house, 66.6% of the Senate, and 75% of the states. But they already knew that didn't they?
51 posted on 09/23/2020 1:09:08 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: joshua c
Repeal the 17th. The Senate was meant to protect states rights. Per the Electoral College, the states elect the President.

And both are there to protect us from democracy.

52 posted on 09/23/2020 1:10:03 PM PDT by SKI NOW
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To: Magnum44
It makes sense that a simple majority would favor popular vote...eyes rolling...

LOL!!! EXACTLY WHY we don't use it and have an electoral college in the first place.
53 posted on 09/23/2020 1:10:29 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: FR33DOM4ME

I’m actually amazed they were only able to generate a 2-point deficit for the EC. I’m sure Quinnipiac or See-BS would come up with a 25-point or greater deficit.


54 posted on 09/23/2020 1:10:55 PM PDT by rhinohunter (FAUCI MUST GO!!!)
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To: Dutch Boy

They think its an actual college where you study elections throughout history. I mean, yeah, why would a taxpayer wanna fund that????


55 posted on 09/23/2020 1:11:06 PM PDT by supremedoctrine
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To: FR33DOM4ME

People have no understanding of a constitutional republic and why the founders did not want the popular vote determining the presidency. I suppose these same people think the U.S. Senate is unfair with each state, regardless of size, having two senators?


56 posted on 09/23/2020 1:11:12 PM PDT by Restless
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To: FR33DOM4ME

“GIVE US BARRABAS !!”

Stark evidence of why democracy is a bad idea and our founders rejected it. Sooner than later those who seek power above all sink to bribing the mob.


57 posted on 09/23/2020 1:11:28 PM PDT by prov1813man (ist)
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To: FR33DOM4ME
According to a new Hill-HarrisX poll released Tuesday, 51% of respondents said they would be in favor of weakening the influence of states without dense populations on the outcome of the election, whereas 49% believe it should be kept "to distribute voter power among all 50 states."

I hope the poll questions were more clearly worded than these results are. That wording is almost indecipherable.

58 posted on 09/23/2020 1:15:50 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Joe Biden: Showing his leadership by cowering in the basement like a scared child.)
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To: FR33DOM4ME

Of course they do. It’s the same majority that hands the popular vote to Democrats. The idea of the EC is to protect us from a few concentrated centers of population so it doesn’t matter what that “majority” thinks.


59 posted on 09/23/2020 1:15:57 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: ConservativeInPA

You know, they should go do a Facebook poll and send it to all their friends and maybe, just maybe, they will get their wish!


60 posted on 09/23/2020 1:16:05 PM PDT by wareagle7295
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