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(60,536 posts) Thu Apr 26, 2018, 01:30 PM Apr 2018

Trump pushes to swap Electoral College for popular vote [View all]

Source: Politico

By LOUIS NELSON 04/26/2018 10:47 AM EDT

President Donald Trump on Thursday voiced support for doing away with the Electoral College for presidential elections in favor of a popular vote because the latter would be “much easier to win.”

The president’s support for a popular-vote presidential election came as an aside during a freewheeling Thursday morning interview with “Fox & Friends,” the Fox News morning show he is known to watch and from which he receives almost unflinchingly positive coverage. Trump made the remark amid a larger point about public figures who publicly support him in turn benefiting from a boost of popularity from Trump supporters.

“Remember, we won the election. And we won it easily. You know, a lot of people say ‘Oh, it was close.’ And by the way, they also like to always talk about Electoral College. Well, it’s an election based on the Electoral College. I would rather have a popular election, but it’s a totally different campaign,” Trump said. “It’s as though you're running — if you're a runner, you're practicing for the 100-yard dash as opposed to the 1-mile.”

“The Electoral College is different. I would rather have the popular vote because it's, to me, it's much easier to win the popular vote,” he continued.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/26/trump-electoral-college-popular-vote-555148

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Trump pushes to swap Electoral College for popular vote [View all] DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

There's an app for that. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2018 #1

Yeah, right... TranssexualKaren Apr 2018 #2

Surely this is an Onion piece, right? nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #3

I thought it was a joke, too. Dave Starsky Apr 2018 #8

trump is so fucking dumb.. he thinks Cha Apr 2018 #47

If I recall Liberalagogo Apr 2018 #4

His argument is that he concentrated on the electoral vote not the popular vote. former9thward Apr 2018 #30

Oh please Liberalagogo Apr 2018 #34

So when he was funding Democratic candidates and causes in NY former9thward Apr 2018 #35

Yes, he was a shithole back then too. padfun Apr 2018 #55

Trump "concentrated"......... SergeStorms Apr 2018 #37

Unfortunately many Democrats did what you just did. former9thward Apr 2018 #40

From Wikipedia- SergeStorms Apr 2018 #44

How come Clinton never showed up in Wisconsin? former9thward Apr 2018 #46

Lazy, much? SergeStorms Apr 2018 #49

OK. Can we make that retroactive? Then, deal! ollie10 Apr 2018 #5

Its like a Monty Python sketch but the BootinUp Apr 2018 #6

"I would rather have the popular vote because it's, to me, it's much easier to win the popular vote" RockRaven Apr 2018 #7

Trade wars are easy to win. Arms races are easy to win. lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #15

To give the devil his due, there's a grain of truth there: The Mouth Apr 2018 #9

Didn't Trump lose the popular vote? left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #10

Yup, and not only that, there's this tidbit from the article that's quite interesting progree Apr 2018 #17

After he led the country into an illegal war based on provable lies. robbob Apr 2018 #45

Ehhhh...... what's a meager 3 million votes??? groundloop Apr 2018 #20

There really is no bottom to how stupid he is, is there? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2018 #11

NO--don't forget --ALL those votes were from illegals. he actually won by 5 mil without niyad Apr 2018 #18

He said he would have run a completely different campaign. former9thward Apr 2018 #31

You Seem Convinced ProfessorGAC Apr 2018 #54

I've noticed that the same three or four posters always take a contrary position. tavernier Apr 2018 #57

Does this moron know how to count?? C_U_L8R Apr 2018 #12

Does he have a single clue about what it takes to pass an Amendment to the Constitution? Stonepounder Apr 2018 #13

If he could do it with an executive order, and DID... maddiemom Apr 2018 #22

Except it doesn't need a constitutional amendment. Massacure Apr 2018 #29

National Popular Vote interstate compact djg21 Apr 2018 #38

unconstitutional Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #41

Fair enough. But still, states do not need to collude to make it happen. Massacure Apr 2018 #43

Not necessarily. djg21 Apr 2018 #52

Two thoughts on this. Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #58

Courts don't give advisory opinions. djg21 Apr 2018 #60

Doesn't Trump know that would take adding a new Amendment to the Constitution? Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #14

This isnt entirely correct. djg21 Apr 2018 #39

unconstitutional Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #42

Hmmm. I wonder if ... Whiskeytide Apr 2018 #16

something like that was my first thought as well--they figured out how to rig the whole thing. niyad Apr 2018 #19

This is correct. While I support a popular vote, NYC Liberal Apr 2018 #21

And let's make it retroactive. MrsCoffee Apr 2018 #23

That was exactly my reaction DFW Apr 2018 #24

Same here dameatball Apr 2018 #27

trump thinks he won the popular vote.. Cha Apr 2018 #48

Well, if it makes it easier to win... ThoughtCriminal Apr 2018 #25

Don't tease . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Apr 2018 #26

I cannot STAND this man SylviaD Apr 2018 #28

Which is ironic because Clinton is a supporter of the electoral college gyroscope Apr 2018 #32

This is not a democracy. Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #59

This is just his ego speaking..... Red Mountain Apr 2018 #33

I think BigOleDummy Apr 2018 #53

Theres no limit to his delusions. So much winning. truthisfreedom Apr 2018 #36

Great idea - retroactively! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #50

What an idiot. That is the problem with the electoral college, it gives the red states an unfair still_one Apr 2018 #51

Best bet would be state legislatures voting to commit EC votes to popular vote winner Va Lefty Apr 2018 #61

All he has to do is sign an executive order to abolish the Electoral College, JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2018 #56

The puppet honestly believes that millions of illegal votes were cast CrispyQ Apr 2018 #62