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malaise

(267,808 posts)
75. Not true
Fri Nov 25, 2016, 06:54 AM
Nov 2016

With the first past the post system/plurality system where seats are allocated, there have been a few times when the party with the most national votes wins fewer seats and it's the seats that count.

I certainly do. cwydro Nov 2016 #1
I do too. Clinton's lead is larger than the sum of all the Trump votes in almost a dozen states. Coyotl Nov 2016 #11
To be fair, if Gore had contested wisely . . . MrModerate Nov 2016 #15
I was watching. anamandujano Nov 2016 #61
Because "bitter and appalled" is superior to whining, pissing, and moaning.. milestogo Nov 2016 #20
Not a fan of crybabies. cwydro Nov 2016 #23
Happy Thanksgiving! milestogo Nov 2016 #49
Oh you're sickened? You must be so weak! bettyellen Nov 2016 #53
Not inside the beltway from what I heard. Hortensis Nov 2016 #2
It's basically California; she broke even everywhere else BeyondGeography Nov 2016 #3
Or get rid of the Electoral College SoCalNative Nov 2016 #4
Even better BeyondGeography Nov 2016 #5
This treestar Nov 2016 #6
Exactly... paleotn Nov 2016 #29
Go to pbmus Nov 2016 #66
that Compact is unconstitutional Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #70
You might want to read my latest discussion entry pbmus Nov 2016 #71
hey hey, ho ho, the electoral college has got to go... or get used to having LOSER republicans TheFrenchRazor Nov 2016 #73
There are plans out that don't require a constitutional amendment alarimer Nov 2016 #79
That's exactly right. LisaL Nov 2016 #9
Don't need to have them agree pbmus Nov 2016 #67
California is no less important than all the states in the Deep South. kentuck Nov 2016 #13
Individuals in California aren't worth as much, evidently lostnfound Nov 2016 #35
Apparently not BeyondGeography Nov 2016 #45
No DK504 Nov 2016 #56
Very lopsided vote Retrograde Nov 2016 #63
It means HRC was extraordinarily popular in NY and CA oberliner Nov 2016 #7
Yes, exactly. LisaL Nov 2016 #8
Fair share I don't think it is a problem JonLP24 Nov 2016 #12
We got killed by the effectiveness of GOP brainwashing in rural communities. lostnfound Nov 2016 #38
This ybbor Nov 2016 #40
it's interesting how she was maligned as not liberal enough La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2016 #84
It means that 'city peoples' vote is half a vote in America. Sunlei Nov 2016 #10
or 2/3? baldguy Nov 2016 #16
Or 3/5's Lochloosa Nov 2016 #31
Mmhm! Nt Quayblue Nov 2016 #47
Correct... HipHipHillary Nov 2016 #21
What "view" does "the country" have William Seger Nov 2016 #33
Their worldview is created from twitter and facebook fake news & 'Trumpland' was prophetic Sunlei Nov 2016 #43
You didn't answer my question William Seger Nov 2016 #44
They should not. I think the popular vote is democracy. Sunlei Nov 2016 #50
Yeah, we got whacked upside the head by the electoral college . . . again. n/t MrModerate Nov 2016 #14
we got wacked because lots of people didn't want the 'status quo' system anymore or they sat out & Sunlei Nov 2016 #48
Doesn't have to be pbmus Nov 2016 #68
It means much more than 2 million..... Martin Eden Nov 2016 #17
Correct - that number is more than the entire electorate malaise Nov 2016 #18
Maybe if She had visited Wisconsin ONCE it might have helped... ybbor Nov 2016 #19
She should have visited Wisconsin malaise Nov 2016 #22
Exactly right ramapo Nov 2016 #24
The new voter ID laws in Wisconsin depressed Democratic turnout, pnwmom Nov 2016 #30
Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #39
I had one deleted too madokie Nov 2016 #41
Me too BeyondGeography Nov 2016 #46
I had posts deleted too - I see it as a badge of honor malaise Nov 2016 #51
You would. Lochloosa Nov 2016 #54
Hehehehehhe malaise Nov 2016 #59
If life seems jolly rotten, there's something you've forgotten! BeyondGeography Nov 2016 #55
Love me some Monty Python malaise Nov 2016 #58
Life's a piece of shit, when ya look at it. nt King_Klonopin Nov 2016 #65
A recurring theme in the UK BeyondGeography Nov 2016 #77
You should challenge the decision to silence your post. The election jack_krass Nov 2016 #76
By flawed, I believe you mean "qualified". nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2016 #26
Nope ybbor Nov 2016 #37
Go back to your cave. nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2016 #62
She wasn't a "deeply flawed" candidate. In 2013 the Supreme Court pnwmom Nov 2016 #27
Yes, She was deeply flawed or She wouldn't have lost all the rust belt states... ybbor Nov 2016 #36
And it isn't hindsight ybbor Nov 2016 #42
she won those states because of the black vote and they ARE a big part of the votes in the GE for JI7 Nov 2016 #64
Looking at the last census data of 2010 Loki Nov 2016 #25
1,000 malaise Nov 2016 #28
first day back since the election napkinz Nov 2016 #32
Welcome back sis malaise Nov 2016 #34
There are counties in states with More votes than registered voters, including in WI. onecaliberal Nov 2016 #52
So many disenfranchised voters mcar Nov 2016 #57
In Michigan, Obama beat McCain in 2008 by 16 percentage points. demmiblue Nov 2016 #60
It's not going to stop at 2 million. tandem5 Nov 2016 #69
Everything about this from the primaries on has been bizarre and unprecedented. Kablooie Nov 2016 #72
Two million more votes The King of Prussia Nov 2016 #74
Not true malaise Nov 2016 #75
There are no seats in a Presidential Election The King of Prussia Nov 2016 #78
I know malaise Nov 2016 #80
Hey - she had 6 million more in just CA and NY...sure that means something. jmg257 Nov 2016 #81
Do DU'rs understand that if they wanna complain about the electoral college sylvanus Nov 2016 #82
Off the chart impossible and beyond all probability without some cheating Coyotl Nov 2016 #83
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