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DoomsdaysCW Jun 16, 2024

#UnpopularOpinion -- If the #Democrats want to win elections they should:
a) Run better candidates;
b) Amend the constitution to eliminate the #ElectoralCollege, so their candidates, who did win the #PopularVote in 2000 and 2016, will be elected.
STOP BLAMING #GREENS!
#GreenParty #Elections #Election2024 #2000Election #2016Election

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overstrike Jun 16, 2024

@DoomsdaysCW
(a) and (b) are not unpopular opinions.

(a) candidate quality always
(b) the bar for a constitutional amendment is impossibly high right now. The path to EC reform is NPV. It could happen for the 2028 prez cycle, read more here:

https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/

National Popular Vote

State status: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (Explanation). It has been enacted into law by 17 states and DC with 209 electoral votes (Status in the states). It needs an additional 61 electoral votes to go into effect.

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DoomsdaysCW

@overstrike And yes, I knew that #Maine was one of those states. Thanks for the info! #NPV
https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state/me

Maine

Ask your Maine state legislators to pass the National Popular Vote bill Send a letter-to-editor to Maine newspapers National Popular Vote’s Facebook page National Popular Vote’s Twitter page On April 15, 2024, Maine became the 18th jurisdiction to enact the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact into law, as Governor Janet Mills let the bill passed by the legislature become law without her signature.

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