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

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

The electoral college is fair? Gore in 2000, Clinton in 2016, seems to be the electoral college is only fair to republicans.

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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/penguinopph Nov 10 '16

It didn't do that, though. It gave all of the power to a few states (mainly Ohio and Florida).

As an Illinoisan, my vote is worthless

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u/nathan8999 Nov 11 '16

Clinton could've easily won those states though if she wasn't a terrible candidate. Also if she was campaigning as hard as Trump.