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2016 Postmortem

MichMan

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6. Why didn't we try between 2004 & 2014?

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 08:48 PM

Dec 2016

The perception is that we are only opposed to the EC because it worked against us this time. We would have had a lot better argument had we been pressing for abolition as a matter of principle when it didn't affect the winner. That may however have fallen on deaf ears because it would have been tough convincing some that it was an issue.

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Virtually ALL Dems and progressives want the Electoral College abolished [View all] Ken Burch Dec 2016 OP

Well that means it will never happen dhol82 Dec 2016 #1

I don't disagree with you. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #2

The math just doesn't work, at least not now... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #4

The electoral college will be abolished, sooner or later. The majority simply won't stand for WestSeattle2 Dec 2016 #3

Unfortunately, probably way too difficult to change in short-term. Hoyt Dec 2016 #5

Why didn't we try between 2004 & 2014? MichMan Dec 2016 #6

It only takes 17 states to stop an amendment kudzu22 Dec 2016 #7

Very few of our Congress critters are in favor of doing away with it? nt doc03 Dec 2016 #8