@jeffw to politics • 1 day agoNo country still uses an electoral college − except the UStheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square72arrow-up1669arrow-down112cross-posted to: progressivepolitics[email protected]
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minus-squareQueen HawlSeralinkfedilinkEnglish11•6 hours agoThe only reason we have it is because Republicans know that if we got rid of it, they’d never win the white house again without overhauling the whole party. See Also: Why Puerto Rico and Washington DC are not states
minus-square@PugJesuslinkEnglish5•6 hours ago“Hey, Puerto Rico is economically moderate and somewhat socially conservative! You should really want them as a state, right GOP?” GOP: “Uh, it’s just about the shade of… c-cultural differences…”
The only reason we have it is because Republicans know that if we got rid of it, they’d never win the white house again without overhauling the whole party.
See Also: Why Puerto Rico and Washington DC are not states
“Hey, Puerto Rico is economically moderate and somewhat socially conservative! You should really want them as a state, right GOP?”
GOP: “Uh, it’s just about the shade of… c-cultural differences…”
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