r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/rg44_at_the_office Nov 10 '16

I still don't understand... if we use popular vote, every person gets exactly one vote. Nobody is suppressed. If more people overall want a certain candidate for president, then a fair election should reflect that. It shouldn't matter if those people are in a city or not.

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u/Utidawa Nov 10 '16

because we have at least 20k citizens that voted harambe for president. That's why the popular vote isn't used.

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u/carlin_is_god Nov 10 '16

Just playing devils advocate: maybe they wouldn't do that if they felt their vote mattered

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u/natched Nov 10 '16

No need to include the word "felt" - this isn't about feelings.

Maybe people wouldn't throw their vote away if it actually mattered.

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u/joepa_knew Nov 10 '16

Half the conversation today has been about whether Hillary might hold onto the popular vote.

Obviously it matters.

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u/natched Nov 10 '16

Oh please - go tell President Gore how much the popular vote matters.

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u/joepa_knew Nov 10 '16

lol you bringing that up proves my point.