Re:International Travel Guide for Basecamp employees
by tertius on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @11:54AM
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> A presidential candidate can win the election with only 21.91% of the popular vote.
That's great and might seem scary to some, but nothing close to that has ever happened.
Re:International Travel Guide for Basecamp employees
by boomboomsubban on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @06:01PM
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From John Q. Adams' 31% win to Clinton's 43% win, it depends on what you call "close."
Something closer to that might be enough. However, I don't think that the electoral college could be changed because the parties responsible for changing it would be decreasing their electorates influence in the government which might be unpopular with said electorate.