Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955)
by at_a_remove on Friday November 13, 2020 @12:53PM
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I was hanging out in lefty circles in 2016; the faithless electorate idea was wildly popular, as was the "the popular vote should win." These were the last hope for many who were previously so confident.
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Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955)
by jolux on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:01PM
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It's true that the popular vote should decide the presidency but unfortunately it doesn't in the US. It's a bad sign that we keep electing presidents who didn't win a majority of the popular vote. Nonetheless, we have to follow the rules and processes in the Constitution until we get the opportunity to change them.
Re:They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 (1955)
by watwut on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:57PM
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The popular vote should win is still popular on left. In large part because both Clinton on Biden won popular vote.
And partly because they don't count as real Americans in popular rhetoric and are getting increasingly ressentful about that.