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2016 Postmortem

Paladin

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5. 2.5 M votes don't count, because of "the wrong part of the country"?

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2016, 12:53 PM

Dec 2016

Well, let's hoist Old Glory and sing the Star Spangled Banner to that element of modern American electoral life, shall we? Particularly since it won't change until republicans get dicked over by it, rather than Democrats---and a lot of us will have died off by the time that happens.....

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The problem for Hillary is she won the popular vote but those voters live in the wrong [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2016 OP

The EC works to the advantage of Repubs SHRED Dec 2016 #1

As a Washington state voter ogradda Dec 2016 #2

Voters in other states should not have their vote count nearly 3 times more than others. LiberalFighter Dec 2016 #3

Very true. former9thward Dec 2016 #4

2.5 M votes don't count, because of "the wrong part of the country"? Paladin Dec 2016 #5

"Wrong Parts Of THe Country"? Me. Dec 2016 #6