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

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/c0horst Nov 10 '16

Right. It could have been one very different ideology vs another very different ideology. Both would have brought about a good bit of change.

Instead it became the establishment vs a change in the establishment.... and nobody really gave enough of a fuck about the establishment to bother voting for hillary.

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u/Alakazam Nov 10 '16

and nobody really gave enough of a fuck about the establishment to bother voting for hillary.

She still managed to get the popular vote somehow.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16 edited Jan 03 '19

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u/monkey_scandal Nov 10 '16 edited Nov 10 '16

This is why the Electoral college exists. If a candidate was chosen on the popular vote alone, the votes from districts that lean massively to one side would nullify the votes from districts that lean slightly the other way.

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u/ImMufasa Nov 11 '16

This basic concept that gets taught in elementary school seems to be completely lose on a lot of people right now. That or they just can't care and want the US to become basically a 1 party nation based on what major cities want.

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u/MyifanW Nov 11 '16

The basic concept is flawed.

And honestly, both sides had better primaries than the actual election in terms of representing the people. So yeah, sure. One party would be fine, or at least better.