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2016 Postmortem

hamsterjill

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12. Thank you.

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 04:48 PM

Dec 2016

I'd like the people's choice to actually win, too.

Now twice in my lifetime, my vote has meant absolutely nothing. Tell me why I should be okay with that!

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Barbara Boxer rips Electoral College to shreds: We have a system where the winner can lose [View all] NCTraveler Dec 2016 OP

Well obviously the representative from California... Begabig Dec 2016 #1

The representative from California would like the peoples choice to actuall win. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #2

Well she's been a senator for 25 years at least and is leaving yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #6

Too little too late. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #7

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #8

Thank you. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #12

That's where most of the people live. white_wolf Dec 2016 #5

Yeah, just because Clinton got 4M more votes Retrograde Dec 2016 #9

the current system is the one where only a few "swing states" get attention n/t JustinL Dec 2016 #15

Killing Time Before She Departs SoCalMusicLover Dec 2016 #3

Things like this don't happen overnight. NCTraveler Dec 2016 #4

So she should just shut up and sit down? Fla Dem Dec 2016 #14

Well, she WOULD. Is this supposed to be significant, all things considered? closeupready Dec 2016 #10

EC in current form sucks; all voters aren't equal. radius777 Dec 2016 #11

true or not, post election timing for this will be used as sore-loserdome. Granted, saying it before JCanete Dec 2016 #13