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Showing Original Post only (View all)Fugelsang: In fairness, the American people have already elected a woman president. But in 2016, the dead slaveowners [View all]
whod demanded an electoral college had more power than the American people.
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Important.to remember.
And Trump should be reminded - often - that he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton.
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Fugelsang: In fairness, the American people have already elected a woman president. But in 2016, the dead slaveowners [View all]
highplainsdem
Aug 2024
OP
Yes & we still feel the sting of winning the race but losing over a technicality.
CrispyQ
Aug 2024
#1
Hard to call a fundamental (TBF, IMHO it is a massive flaw, one of several) part of the US Constitution a 'technicality'
Celerity
Aug 2024
#6
I have tripartite citizenship (US, UK, Sweden) so three different electoral/government systems. nt
Celerity
Aug 2024
#28
Don't get me started on how undemocratic the US Senate is which gives small population states outsized power.
OMGWTF
Aug 2024
#18
A reminder that a dead person has more rights that a woman in much of the United States.
OMGWTF
Aug 2024
#17
She would have easily won the electoral college had it not been for the antics of James Comey. (eom)
StevieM
Aug 2024
#23
Any system that allowed The Donald to ascend to the top needs tweaking at least?
czarjak
Aug 2024
#30