nebula Posted November 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted November 10, 2016 5 hours ago, ayin jade said: Are the masses more or less ignorant today? That's debatable, but I see your point. The question is though - are our representatives any better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyKay Posted November 10, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.93 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted November 10, 2016 2 hours ago, shiloh357 said: if every state had equal population numbers and no major population centers, the electoral college would not be needed. But as it stands, the Eastern and mid-western states alone would determine who our president is before everyone on the west coast got to the polls. But it seems like the states that have more electoral votes are the ones that get people elected. Once a candidate gets 270 elector votes, they win. So the states that only have 2 or 3 electoral votes most candidates don't even bother to visit them cause they want to win the states that have higher electoral votes. And I have seen once a candidate gets the 270 he is declared the winner even though 2 or 3 other states votes have not been reported yet. Is there something I am missing here? I will admit I just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 8 minutes ago, LadyKay said: But it seems like the states that have more electoral votes are the ones that get people elected. Once a candidate gets 270 elector votes, they win. So the states that only have 2 or 3 electoral votes most candidates don't even bother to visit them cause they want to win the states that have higher electoral votes. And I have seen once a candidate gets the 270 he is declared the winner even though 2 or 3 other states votes have not been reported yet. Is there something I am missing here? I will admit I just don't get it. But states with the most electoral college votes are not clustered in one area of the country. They are in various parts of the country from east to west. So it is not the same as having the majority population on long eastern seaboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GoldenEagle Posted November 11, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 764 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7,626 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 1,559 Days Won: 44 Joined: 10/03/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted November 11, 2016 This is what the future may hold... Imagine when Millennials are the majority voters one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted November 11, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,129 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,858 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted November 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, GoldenEagle said: This is what the future may hold... Imagine when Millennials are the majority voters one day... doesn't work that way.... even with the Millennials get older they will realize that the government is messing them over. A good conservative Republican is just a dedicated Democrat that realized that he/she's been mugged by the government.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenEagle Posted November 11, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 764 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7,626 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 1,559 Days Won: 44 Joined: 10/03/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted November 11, 2016 15 hours ago, shiloh357 said: if every state had equal population numbers and no major population centers, the electoral college would not be needed. But as it stands, the Eastern and mid-western states alone would determine who our president is before everyone on the west coast got to the polls. 1 hour ago, shiloh357 said: If the electoral college votes were split by % all people would still be represented. So Here's another of many articles that explain why the populist vote is bad. It also suggest that states can change how they allocate their electoral college votes. Nebraska and Maine currently split theirs while all other states are winner take all. God bless, GE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted November 11, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Quote Still confused about election process? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted November 11, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 11, 2016 31 minutes ago, GoldenEagle said: If the electoral college votes were split by % all people would still be represented. So Here's another of many articles that explain why the populist vote is bad. It also suggest that states can change how they allocate their electoral college votes. Nebraska and Maine currently split theirs while all other states are winner take all. God bless, GE It should be left to the states to decide how they want to handle their electoral votes. If it were split, then the same blue areas in shilohs map would dictate who won while the rest would have no say. I think the electoral college as it is, is just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted November 11, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 0 Topic Count: 905 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 9,646 Content Per Day: 2.02 Reputation: 5,832 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted November 11, 2016 My personal opinion... The "popular vote" numbers do not jibe with registered voters on the rolls. In other words, fraud. Which party is it that dug up voters in Cook County Illinois in 1960? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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