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2016 Postmortem

HoneyBadger

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22. Population centers

Reply to Goblinmonger (Reply #16)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 04:40 PM

Dec 2016

What is "funny" is that states have population centers and the rest of the state is dead. I spent the year in a sleepy college town in Clinton county, NY, notable only as the home to a mall frequented by Canadians. Police work consists of lost dogs and missing wallets. Ben Stiller just visited town and drank at my local bar and it was news for a week. Hillary never came anywhere near. Trump had one rally, with long lines (people parked several miles away and walked in) and moderate local protesting (if there were 30 protesters, I would be shocked.) He actually had a second rally scheduled, but finally realized that it was not a good use of resources.

Hillary got 15,059 votes and Trump got 14,449 in the county.

Hillary of course crushed NY.

I would hate for candidates to only care about population centers.

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Trumpscum Won Because An Electoral Vote In Wyoming Is Worth 3 Times As Much As California [View all] TaterBake Dec 2016 OP

Actually, political scientists identified the US as a "civil oligarchy". It's not a democracy. DetlefK Dec 2016 #1

Then let's make it one. lake loon Dec 2016 #4

trump won because not enough people voted for hillary in Wi, Ohio, PA and Michigan beachbum bob Dec 2016 #2

Our system is a FRAUD. lake loon Dec 2016 #3

How much is each vote worth citood Dec 2016 #5

It's based on population SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #8

For the purpose of my exercise, I used voters citood Dec 2016 #10

Re: more accurately SFnomad Dec 2016 #14

Let me re-explain citood Dec 2016 #17

It doesn't matter how many times you "re-explain" it SFnomad Dec 2016 #18

Question citood Dec 2016 #20

I'm not going to play your games ... sorry. SFnomad Dec 2016 #23

Games? citood Dec 2016 #24

Buh-bye n/t SFnomad Dec 2016 #25

That strategy won't get you a good grade in debate class. citood Dec 2016 #26

Yes zipplewrath Dec 2016 #6

Californians are only worth a fraction of someone in Wyoming? That sounds like UNEQUAL Protection KittyWampus Dec 2016 #7

DU would love the EC if the results had been reversed Lurks Often Dec 2016 #9

I'd pretend your allegation valid also if it validated my bias... LanternWaste Dec 2016 #12

Actually, my husband and I were discussing this before the election Bettie Dec 2016 #28

speak for yourself. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #29

We aren't a democracy. Joe941 Dec 2016 #11

No, you made a common mistake. Kilgore Dec 2016 #27

It Is Ridiculous colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #13

yep. get used to bending over. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #30

The entire population of Wyoming is only slightly over 500,000 True_Blue Dec 2016 #15

Yeah. Wyoming's the problem. That's the ticket. Goblinmonger Dec 2016 #16

There is a middle ground, which most people are unaware of citood Dec 2016 #19

Population centers HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #22

so what? PEOPLE count, not square miles. I say that as someone who lives in SD. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #31

The Electoral College empowers swing states, not suburban and rural areas Jim Lane Dec 2016 #32

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WAS A RACIST COMPROMISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uponit7771 Dec 2016 #21

AMEN! nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #33

2 dakotas. make 3 californis, but then there will be 5 texases. pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #34