Dems want a ‘democracy’ where the majority lords it over everyone else.

[Desk trauma]

Why the Electoral College is vital, not outdated - Washington Examiner

Abolishing the Electoral College was once an outrageous suggestion. But with 15 states and counting supporting an interstate agreement to grant their electoral votes to the winner of the popular vote for president, the idea is gaining traction nationwide. Critics call the Electoral College...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

I don't frequent that site, do you have an answer?

 

[Adam56]

I don't frequent that site, do you have an answer?

The Benefits

When the Framers drafted the Constitution in 1787, they could not have predicted the many changes and advances that our society has undergone since the 18th Century. However, through their genius and foresight, they designed an electoral system that has the ability to adapt to modern-day America...

www.heritage.org

ENCOURAGES BROAD COALITION BUILDING AND MODERATION.

The Electoral College prevents presidential candidates from winning an election by focusing solely on high-population urban centers and dense media markets, forcing them to seek the support of a larger cross-section of the American electorate. This addresses the Founders’ fears of a “tyranny of the majority,” which has the potential to marginalize sizeable portions of the population, particularly in rural and more remote areas of the country.

Large cities like New York City and Los Angeles should not get to unilaterally dictate policies that affect more rural states, like North Dakota and Indiana, which have very different needs. These states may be smaller, but their values still matter—they should have a say in who becomes President. By forcing presidential candidates to address all Americans during their campaigns, not just those in large cities, the Electoral College has the added benefit of eschewing radical candidates for more moderate ones.

 

[Desk trauma]

The Benefits

When the Framers drafted the Constitution in 1787, they could not have predicted the many changes and advances that our society has undergone since the 18th Century. However, through their genius and foresight, they designed an electoral system that has the ability to adapt to modern-day America...

www.heritage.org

No, then, no answer of your own?

 

[Hans Blaster]

The Benefits

When the Framers drafted the Constitution in 1787, they could not have predicted the many changes and advances that our society has undergone since the 18th Century. However, through their genius and foresight, they designed an electoral system that has the ability to adapt to modern-day America...

www.heritage.org

"Heritage" wants minority rule.

 

[Adam56]

"Heritage" wants minority rule.

You didn’t even read what it said.

 

[Hans Blaster]

You didn’t even read what it said.

I am familiar with the arguments for the EC. Heritage is not a org who's opinion I put any weight to.

 

[Adam56]

I am familiar with the arguments for the EC. Heritage is not a org who's opinion I put any weight to.

So do u think presidents should just campaign and focus on the to 20 or do cities in the country?

 

[Desk trauma]

So do u think presidents should just campaign and focus on the to 20 or do cities in the country?

I think every vote should have equal value for our one nation wide office.

 

[Hans Blaster]

So do u think presidents should just campaign and focus on the to 20 or do cities in the country?

Do you think they should just campaign and focus on 5 states?

 

[Adam56]

Do you think they should just campaign and focus on 5 states?

They focus on every state.

 

[Desk trauma]

They focus on every state.

LOL

 

[Hans Blaster]

They focus on every state.

You live in Tennessee. Do you honestly think there will be an campaigning in TN? What about local ads on TV?

 

[Adam56]

You live in Tennessee. Do you honestly think there will be an campaigning in TN? What about local ads on TV?

https://www.wkrn.com/video/joe-biden-arrives-in-nashville/5962292/

Back in 2020.

 

[Hans Blaster]

https://www.wkrn.com/video/joe-biden-arrives-in-nashville/5962292/

Back in 2020.

That was not campaigning. For some reason the debate commision chose a small college in TN to host the debate. You don't think Biden went to TN to try and convince Tennesseans to vote for him, do you?

 

[rturner76]

I think democracy is designed for the majority to set the nation's political agenda while also respecting the rules of the Constitution so that if either side is in power, there are universal rights that cannot be voted away by the majority.

 

[rturner76]

Of course, because it supports the masses, who flood our crime ridden cities.

A perfect example of the Conservative ideal that the 1% should rule the other 99%. "We The People" means the masses because they are "the people." What you seem to be supporting here is right in line with the feudal system. In that system, the people with the most money pay the least amount in taxes and control the destiny of the other 99% of the PEOPLE. Who should we make the hereditary King of the United States? I believe Donald Trump has enough heirs to build a stable monarchy.

 

[Arcangl86]

They focus on every state.

Here is a diagram showing both campaign visits and TV ad buys. As you can see, both of them are focused on a small handful of swing states. For the most part states that were firmly on one side of the other were ignored, regardless of population.

 

[NxNW]

It was the majority of the electoral college. The electoral college is better. It doesn’t allow mega cities in small geographical areas to rule over the nation.

It allows a minority of voters in a few swing states to decide the election. Maybe you can explain how that's an improvement?

 

[NxNW]

The blue places are where most crime is, because the people who commit the most crime vote blue more often, and who wants them running our country?

And yet Republican administrations commit more crime than Democrat administrations. The last Republican administration was full of criminals, including the president. Who wants them running our country?

 

[Adam56]

It allows a minority of voters in a few swing states to decide the election. Maybe you can explain how that's an improvement?

Because the swing states consist of both urban, suburban, and rural populations.