There was a lot more to it, but the punchline is that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Bush the winner because he won the electoral vote. It’s a tribute to the American national character that we weathered that cataclysm without civil war, but it left a bad taste in the electorate’s mouth.
During the 2016 Republican primary, when it looked as if Donald Trump would win the popular vote but still not reach the delegate threshold for nomination, that bad taste turned sour. Riding high on populism and “throw the bums out,” Trump complained that the election was rigged because the people wanted him, and whomever the people wanted, they should get. Fortunately for the country, Trump reached the delegate threshold, and we were spared a debacle that would have made 2000’s cataclysm look like a lemonade stand.
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the government schools are not teaching this anymore. they haven't taught this topic for many years, hence the current crop of idiotic snowflakes...I doubt the current teachers know anything regarding this topic. soooooooo.
ReplyDeleteThey have 3 million votes from illegals so Trump did win the popular vote.
ReplyDelete7:44, And don't forget the dead people vote and one person/multiple votes.
ReplyDeleteIf your do not want states like New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and California electing our presidents, than keep the Electoral College.
ReplyDeleteBut if they disguarded the illegal votes and counted the military votes that arrived late because of the postal service, Gore would have got far less votes and probably lost the popular vote.
ReplyDeleteTo my mind, the electoral vote is the way to go. For every so many thousand people there's one electoral + one for each Senator from that state.
ReplyDeleteThey are bound by the popular vote. It's really simple if you think about it. An electoral vote is a popular vote.
"If your do not want states like New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and California electing our presidents, than keep the Electoral College." Absolutely why we must keep it. Our state can show us what not having it would mean. Our popular vote is determined by a few heavily populated counties on the western shore. The rest don't stand a chance. Luckily the "college" prevents that on a national level.
ReplyDeleteWe Losing our rights more and more all the time
ReplyDeleteSomeday America will be Communist
It is inevitable so sad but only a matter of time....
Right now it is communism in Disguise anyway ...
We are All Working Slaves and are Not Free
The Gov just wants you to think you are....Wake Up !!!!
If we don't get better leaders we are Dooomed !!!
Russia and China just waiting to take us over someday !!!
1:30 pm >> that is a FACT >>> well said.....
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