This, incidentally, is not even true. The Electoral College does not advantage "small" or "agricultural states", it advantages states that are the most evenly contested between the two parties. Some of those are small, but others are larger; and plenty of small "flyover" states are effectively rendered irrelevant by the EC because they are so solidly Republican that neither party bothers to campaign there.
So what's the answer than? If we abolish the EC no state but Texas, California, New York, and Florida would ever see a presidential candidate. Why spend resources anywhere else but the 10 most populous states? I agree that the EC is flawed but presidential elections without them would make truly the fly over states not even worth dropping pamphlets. As someone from a small state I appreciate candidates coming to Vegas and listening and caring about our issues. It just wouldn't be the case if we didn't have the EC.
We shall soon have a new Trump. One far younger...and more powerful (read: hotter)
I think just about anyone would beat trump at this point. PA and MI are almost certainly going Blue
For reference British Columbia which has some of the most left leaning politics in Canada just had a reform vote to replace our first past the post system and it lost badly. Sorry but you have no hope . Better if you had more parties tbh
You need a constituency within the government to pull off a coup like that.
Institutions are very difficult to change when the elite have something to lose.
Can't wait for President Amazon Alexia™ to enact 0% tax rate for the rich
At that piont we just need the majority of people to stop acknowledging the constitution as valid
He hasn't been arrested or shot for concentration camps that have made children disappear.
Regardless of the definition ("most votes" or "most votes but not a majority,") Clinton had a plurality of the vote in 2016.
Becuase of the fear of the great beast and the tyranny of the majority the slave owning founding fathers fears in is highly unlikely to amend to constitution to fix it
This isn't the argument you want to make really. Lots of people don't get visits from presidential candidates. Lots of people can't afford to go when they do visit. I lived in SanFrancisco for 2 elections and never had a candidate within spitting distance once. I lived in Iowa as a kid and they visited my grade school multiple times. To talk to fucking 4th graders. Its meaningless. ESPECIALLY now when you can watch the latest campaign rally on your phone if you care. The argument you want to make is that issues important to rural states won't be addressed by the executive branch without the EC. That's also bullshit, but it plays better at least.
Uh, he doesn't have a choice in that matter. Secret Service, Police, or Military will escort him out, of necessary. Trump is a scum bag, but he won't allow himself to be dragged out in handcuffs on national television. He'll leave.
Well, yeah. But there is no incentive now for republicans to change the system and its not likely to change any time soon.
Sorry I don t really give a shit if 1000 people from Iowa can have a voice if it means 10k from a large city can't. My vote should mean just as much as a person in bumfuck nowheres ville. We are a democracy or we are not. Choose
States are not monoliths.
With the spread of information the Rs will find it increasingly difficult to maintain power. Trump was their last gasp
I know it's gonna take forever for PS5 and nextbox to get here. But seriously im
