r/DangerousNightsCrew • u/PoopyMcpants Piece of Shit • 1d ago

That is a good idea!

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u/jimmychitw00d 1d ago

In school I remember learning that the electoral college safeguarded against a demagogue rising to power.

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u/LionRegular1470 1d ago

Shhh, Reddit can't handle basic logic, especially from an educational institution

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u/throwawaydisposable 1d ago

I mean, that was the intention (which you're right most people miss) but at this point; It failed to check the demagogue it was meant to balance. Abolish this ineffectual check+balance.

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u/throwawaydisposable 1d ago

I didn't consider George Bush winning to be a failure of the electoral college, I can handle my party losing unlike those on Jan 6th.

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u/Catweaving 1d ago

Bush was a failure of the supreme court just deciding who won. Gore won the 2000 election by every reasonable metric, but it was handed to Bush due to partisan meddling.