Originally Posted by
PostmodernProphet
Its in the constitution and it works.....
In bush, the electoral college gave us the worst president since Harding, at least. Now, trump threatens to shatter that standard of boobery and incompetence. So much for "it works."
In spite of what the system has recently wrought, I still support the continuation of the electoral college. It is the foundation of our political process. True, state legislatures are cheaper and easier for corporations and the wealthy to buy and own, and it has perpetuated the continuing squalor in the South, aka America's Third World. And, this has led to sleazy gerrymandering that has allowed the Regressives to exploit minority rule, and ...
... you know what? Let me get back to you on this.
It's very hard not to be condescending, when you're explaining something to an idiot. - Bill Maher
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