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    Sen. Barbara Boxer Files Bill to Scrap Electoral College System

    http://ktla.com/2016/11/15/sen-b…

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    • So dumb. That will only empower the top 5 most populated states, and leave the other states behind.
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    • The real reason we have an Electoral College: to protect slave states
      http://www.vox.com/p…      utopian
    • god forbid kansas gets left behindGreedo
    • I agree omg. They have to put something else in place if they get rid of it, otherwise the smaller states won't have a voice.dbloc
    • i really wanna hear what wyoming thinks of this, and everything, from now on.Greedo
    • It's been working the entire time, but all of a sudden its broken because Hillary lost.
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    • This will never happen in a country that is ruled by Republicans who only only won last two times because of electoral college.yuekit
    • if it's a straight up national popular vote, states won't matter. your vote will.Greedo
    • "it's been working the entire time", lol. it's like delegates and superdelegates, undemocratic intermediaries that can mess things up if they want.Greedo
    • If California had 100 people and the other states had 1 person a piece. The only state whose issues would be solved would be California.
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    • we're talking a straight popular vote to elect president and only president. if you think everyone in california votes the same, they don't.Greedo
    • all you need is to get a hometown politician from California and it would be over. in addition, every single candidate would just go to California.
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    • there would be no need to go to the other smaller states. The idea is to create fairness, not rig the system to favor one group.
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    • if they want fairness, they should be advocating to boost a 3rd party so we don't end up stuck with just 2 candidates again.
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    • I'm curious how it works in other countries. popular vote?dbloc
    • the smaller states still have their senators (california has the same amount of senators as wyoming) and reps to bring home the bacon.Greedo
    • and yes, more than 2 parties would be great. but don't start at president, win a state governorship first. or mayor even.Greedo
    • We just finished learning how 30 years of experience doesn't help win elections or any time as public servant for that matter.
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