We Need To Talk About The Electoral College
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Tell your state reps you want them to join the NPVIC! https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/
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@LeejaMiller
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
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@AvatarCliffy
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
The EC has been obsolete since the advent of radio. At this point, it's purely a tool to allow unpolular candidates (i.e., almost always Republicans) to win nonetheless. Signing on to the Compact is perhaps the most important thing the Democrats now in charge of those states can do with their power.
@CoolLava
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Oh yeah. Florida sucks. Jeb Bush was governor. What a disaster. Again Supreme Court! So partisan. That’s wrong!
@marksven4151
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Oh, if only Minnesota had selected the president every year since 1972.
@dodgeking9194
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
@rickruler..
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Republicans fixed the 2020 election.
@1happyfriend
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Abolish lobbying
@skyliner7333
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
What an excellent explanation of this horrible system.
@lionelperalta5408
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Electoral college, gerrymandering, lobbying (legal bribery) should all be abolished…only in America!
@wendelljones3073
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
So one civil war wasn't enough? How many are you hoping will die this time?
@kennethdaigle780
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Jeffries has no balls and deep pockets. I don't expect much if he is leader.
@cl8804
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
protect our republiique, support our troops
wooooo
@TheYorkieOfWisdom
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Abolish the government. Then we can abolish voting too. That would do more to help the average person. Voting only exists to keep you enslaved. Once you see the cage you can't unsee it.
@AwesomeLard
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
A solution that doesn’t require a constitutional amendment but would make the electoral college better is
1) uncapping the house
2) awarding electors by congressional district (like Maine and Nebraska do)
3) anti-gerrymandering laws
@crazystewart34
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
As a Canadian, we wished that we had a system like the Electoral College. The Canadian electoal system doesn't have this system, and the The provinces of Ontario & Quebec basically dectate policy into for the entire county. Every province is vulnerable to the will of Ontario / Quebec.
@joyceharrison7005
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Thank you for all you do!
@aarocka11
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
We need to talk about how you abandoned us for Ireland a country that is still funding the IDF and funnels stuff to Russia. You self deported for what. You did exactly what they want.
@thelongesthandleever
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Abolish the electoral college then cities would effectively decide the vote. Rural America would disenfranchised and stop producing food.
@zephaniahgreenwell8151
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Uncap the house?
@SamDJackson
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
I moved to Wisconsin as an adult and it immediately became VERY clear that my vote means more now. Campaigns fight for my vote much harder than they fight for votes elsewhere in the country. It's sickening.
@BobG-t2h
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
I was hoping for an Electoral College reform. My fear is by eliminating the Electoral College Only the coastal states will be relevant. I live in Michigan, Will my vote still count?
@ronaldcross6082
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
1 person, 1 vote. Stop the electorial college
@Royalbane1
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
Long live the electoral college! Good talk.
@thomasb.smithjr.8401
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
I'm of the opinion that each citizen should have to earn the right to vote and not as an automatic bequeathment at birth. Perhaps military or national / local service, ownership of a home and /or business, holding a responsible public position or duty, et al. As it stands, a person in this country could 'float through mid-air, doing, owning or touching nothing for a lifetime and still have enfranchisement.' It might also make said individual feel more of an integral part of this nation, that their vote counts and that they matter … 🤔
@drsunshineaod2023
November 13, 2026 at 12:17 am
As with everything in the USA where you ask "Why is X so fucked up?" the answer is always, always "Slavery".