223

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.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed

Hmm this seems unfair. How about we redo the survey but this time break it down state-by-state where the majority option in each state will be considered the "winner" of the entire state (except for in Maine and Nebraska, in which the minority option is still given some points) and then these states will appoint a certain number of people (the number of people each state can appoint is equal to how many representatives they have plus two for their senators, except in DC where its capped at the state with the least amount of appointed people) where they will redo the survey again but now they have the opportunity to change the results if they feel like it (but don't worry that basically has never happened so it's all good) and after that each state will count the actual votes and then mail them to DC where Congress will count the votes from each state and the members of Congress get a chance to vote to ignore a state if enough of them feel like it (but again don't worry this has never happened! It's all good!) and after that hopefully one of the options has a majority because if not then the house gets to choose and if they can't decide then the senate gets to pick and if nobody can make up their minds then the Speaker gets to temporarily decide until everyone figures their stuff out.

I think that's how Americans should answer all their surveys since it's more fair.

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Had me in the first half, ngl

load more comments (3 replies)
[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

What does the Electoral College breakdown look like on that poll?

[-] PizzaMan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Why does that matter? The people want a better electoral system, one that treats all votes equally.

load more comments (65 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›
this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2023
223 points (91.4% liked)

conservative

920 readers
56 users here now

A community to discuss conservative politics and views.

Rules:

  1. No racism or bigotry.

  2. Be civil: disagreements happen, but that doesn't provide the right to personally insult others.

  3. No spam posting.

  4. Submission headline should match the article title (don't cherry-pick information from the title to fit your agenda).

  5. Shitposts and memes are allowed until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.

  6. No trolling.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS