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W_HAMILTON

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8. Trump would have won regardless of what rule was in place in 2024, but he would have lost in 2016 if the popular vote...

Reply to madville (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 10:59 AM

7 hrs ago

...compact was in place, meaning there would never have been a Trump in the first place to hang around and win in 2024.

Democrats have still been the only ones hurt by the Electoral College setup in recent times, so I'm not sure what your side comment about 2024 has to do with anything.

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Has popular vote compact support died out? [View all] madville 15 hrs ago OP

I am guessing that it isn't high in the priority list right now. 33taw 15 hrs ago #1

Along with abolishing the filibuster MichMan 11 hrs ago #2

I am willing to admit it RJ-MacReady 11 hrs ago #3

I Have Always Opposed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact PBC_Democrat 9 hrs ago #4

Bill Maher is smart?? He is opinionated and he has a platform karynnj 9 hrs ago #6

These positions are not issues we win on ... PBC_Democrat 7 hrs ago #11

There are SOOOOO many real issues that we are on the right side of ... PBC_Democrat 7 hrs ago #13

It would not kick in until states with enough electoral votes ageee karynnj 9 hrs ago #5

"It would not kick in until states with enough electoral votes ageee" MichMan 8 hrs ago #7

I strongly disagree although I almost always agree with you karynnj 7 hrs ago #9

Yeah, no. W_HAMILTON 7 hrs ago #10

The Popular Vote Compact still has some states still playing by EC rules, doesn't it? MichMan 7 hrs ago #12

Each state is already allowed to decide how it wants to appoint its electors. W_HAMILTON 7 hrs ago #14

Which is why I suggested states could on their own change how they apportion EC votes MichMan 6 hrs ago #16

Trump would have won regardless of what rule was in place in 2024, but he would have lost in 2016 if the popular vote... W_HAMILTON 7 hrs ago #8

GQP states will never go along with this because Electoral College gives them a built-in advantage groundloop 6 hrs ago #15