65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/news@lemmy.world/t/488620

65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.

    • kirklennon@kbin.social
      71·
      1 year ago

      On the whole, yes, the Electoral College gives a larger weight to rural voters by stealing it from urban voters. I was merely highlighting that it also effectively disenfranchises a lot of rural voters by consolidating all electoral power in roughly a dozen swing states. I think the argument that we need to give special privilege to rural voters is bogus, but even accepting the premise, the EC still sucks at that. The specious arguments made in its favor don’t hold up.

      • No1RivenFucker@sh.itjust.works
        21·
        1 year ago

        I think the argument that we need to give special privilege to rural voters is bogus

        Yeah, nearly everyone would agree with that because the argument isn’t about voters, it’s about the states.