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Just voting for the dem nom seems a lot easier then having to do all of this to protect a scotus (Original Post) Fullduplexxx Oct 2018 OP
Hopefully the next Democratic nominee who has over three million more votes Autumn Oct 2018 #1
And rebuild the senate model to better refect population trends and the popular vote Johonny Oct 2018 #2
True, and as long as we allow them to retain their power this is what will happen. Autumn Oct 2018 #3
I'm not confident qazplm135 Oct 2018 #4
If 2000 and the aftermath didn't teach a lesson. Blue_true Oct 2018 #5

Autumn

(45,066 posts)
1. Hopefully the next Democratic nominee who has over three million more votes
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 10:21 AM
Oct 2018

than the Republican nominee will win the electoral vote, those are the votes that count. We should focus on making the electoral college fair or do away with it.

Johonny

(20,841 posts)
2. And rebuild the senate model to better refect population trends and the popular vote
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 10:32 AM
Oct 2018

Neither the electoral college or the senate will change, however, because it helps the oligarchs retain absolute power.

qazplm135

(7,447 posts)
4. I'm not confident
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:03 AM
Oct 2018

do we love our nominee, then we will vote for them.

If some don't, then they will come up with all sorts of grips and tell us the Supreme Court really isn't all that important or enough of a reason because they are a neoliberal or some other thing and there's no real difference between the parties.

Their side gets it all of the time, our side only gets it in extreme duress.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
5. If 2000 and the aftermath didn't teach a lesson.
Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:11 AM
Oct 2018

Nothing will. The same mindset that elected Bush in 2000 defeated Hillary in 2016. Ignore their bullshit about Russian interference, the Russians just saw what they did in 2010 and took advantage in 2014 and 2016.

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