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2016 Postmortem

djsunyc

(169 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2016, 04:10 PM Dec 2016

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Isn't this hack the exact reason we have an electoral college?

isn't preventing something like this the reason we have an electoral college? to make the correct choice?

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Isn't this hack the exact reason we have an electoral college? (Original Post) djsunyc Dec 2016 OP

Unfortunately the electors have become a rubber stamp... pbmus Dec 2016 #1

One might think so... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #2

pbmus

(12,422 posts)

1. Unfortunately the electors have become a rubber stamp...

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Sat Dec 10, 2016, 04:13 PM

Dec 2016

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. One might think so...

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Sat Dec 10, 2016, 04:16 PM

Dec 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._68

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