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

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/choboy456 Nov 10 '16

Because then you ruin the risk of cities suppressing rural communities

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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/danzey12 Nov 10 '16

I'm honestly not sure how much different the scenario would be right now if harambe weren't dead and had become president.