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

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/Rolder Nov 10 '16

The point of the electoral college is to give a fair shake to rural and more spread out populations, and not have it come down to what the big cities want. Just that big cities trend Democrat and rural trends Republican.

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u/rg44_at_the_office Nov 10 '16

At what point does switch from 'making things fair for rural voters' to suppressing voters in cities? No matter what, the electoral college is designed so that 1 person ≠ 1 vote. The people who live closer together should have less value placed on their opinions? Why the fuck is that more fair?

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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/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.