• @PugJesus
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    14217 days ago

    Utterly bizarre. I expected Trump might squeak out an electoral win, but the popular vote as well? Thanks everyone who stayed the fuck home. You sat by as fascism was ushered in to the US.

    • @taiyang
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      5817 days ago

      Same. I’m not sure if I’m more… “Ok” with this? We should still abolish the electoral college, but we were shafted by the American people this time (and the propaganda machine making things worse). It’s the first time since I turned 18 that the GOP actually won the popular vote… Sigh

      • @LovableSidekick
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        Abolishing the electoral college would require a constitutional amendment, and isn’t even necessary. Passing the National Popular Vote law in a few more states will guarantee that the electoral college always follows the national popular vote. This law has already been passed by 17 states + DC, with a total of 209 electoral votes - already 3/4 of the way there, only 61 more votes needed. Go to the site to see if it already passed in your state.

        • Flying Squid
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          2116 days ago

          Bold of you to expect there will be another election.

          • @WhatYouNeed
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            1216 days ago

            Now project 25 will swing into action. Then queue all those impacted who voted for the arsewipe to gasp “but he’s hurting the wrong people!”

          • @[email protected]
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            There will be an election, but Trump will decide who’s eligible in the even-more-controlled opposition.

        • @taiyang
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          216 days ago

          I heard about that, I just don’t know who else can join the coalition. It might be easier to do it as an amendment if there a massive shift in power over the next decade (and I shudder to think what that’d be that was so upsetting or so lethal that the entire landscape changes to Dems having a super majority).

          • @LovableSidekick
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            516 days ago

            The NPV only needs states with 61 more electoral votes. In 7 states totaling 74 votes it has already passed half their legislatures (state house or senate but not both). So it’s actually a lot closer than starting from scratch with a constitutional amendment, which would need approval from 3/4 of all states.

            • @taiyang
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              316 days ago

              Any idea which states might fit the bill?

              • @LovableSidekick
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                I don’t remember offhand but if you are interested the site I linked lists the 17 states where it has passed, and the 7 states where it has passed half of their legislature.

        • Omega
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          016 days ago

          I’m on board for this. But with current SCOTUS, I don’t think this would hold up.

          And if it did hold up, I think they would also determine that state governments could supercede the will of the people in that particular state in ANY situation which is also scary.

    • @HootinNHollerin
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      716 days ago

      Generations of those who gave everything for our country are rolling

    • @flames5123
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      -316 days ago

      All votes are not counted yet. There’s still a chance he won’t get the popular vote. A tiny chance, but still a chance…

      • @[email protected]
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        616 days ago

        There’s a bigger likelyhood Harris wins the electoral college than the popular vote, but both are pretty unlikely.