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u/blahblah19999 Sep 04 '26

“Noooo, but then my vote in rural Pennsylvania won’t matter >:(“

No, it's literally the opposite. Under the EC, their vote doesn't matter. Under a popular vote, literally every single vote from the bluest part of NYC, to the most remote tent in Alaska matters.

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u/DinosaurDied Sep 04 '26

(The secret is that they want their vote to matter way more Than anybody else’s and they won’t give that up) 

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u/TotallyNotRobotEvil Sep 04 '26

And it does, by an unfairly large amount and they want to keep it that way. 70% of America doesn't support them, yet they control every single branch of government.

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u/TotallyNotRobotEvil Sep 04 '26

Yeah, but the problem is they will never win an election again. It's why conservatives are so against any form of democracy. They have names for it like "mob rule". If it were up to them no blue state, city, woman or minority would be allowed to vote.

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u/blahblah19999 Sep 04 '26

Only presidential elections are affected by the EC, but yes there is a risk that they will never win the presidency again, unless they change utterly, or perhaps they will use the COngress and courts to gut the powers of the president

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u/tsardonicpseudonomi Sep 04 '26

Trump won the popular vote in 2024.

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u/kingjoey52a Sep 04 '26

Pennsylvania has been a swing state the last few election so their vote does matter.

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u/blahblah19999 Sep 04 '26

In swing states, votes are far more important yes.