tyrael459 t1_j2jp391 wrote on January 1, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Reply to comment by GiddyUp18 in You can make a difference in promoting democracy in Pennsylvania by hashtagbob60

It’s been 19 years since a Republican presidential candidate won the popular vote.

DeSantis barely won his first run for governor in Florida, and anyone who has seen him speak in person can tell you he is as tantalizing as whole wheat bread on 98-degree summer day.

If he refuses to grow his platform beyond “teachers and vaccines kill people,” I earnestly hope he becomes the Republican candidate.

DeSantis will not win the popular vote if he runs for president. Please bookmark this post or whatever this place lets you do.

GiddyUp18 t1_j2jrygb wrote on January 1, 2023 at 9:24 PM

You’re missing the point. Replace DeSantis with any other Republican candidate. There will undoubtedly be another Republican win the popular vote in the future, as these things ebb and flow. Either way, my point still stands, that in a swing state, you run the risk of making the majority of your votes not count, by signing on to such an agreement. This thing makes sense for a state that is firmly red or blue, but not a purple state. What would be better would be proportional distribution of electoral college votes. Winner take all seems silly.

tyrael459 t1_j2jtwzd wrote on January 1, 2023 at 9:37 PM

I never spoke about getting rid of the electoral college, so you don’t need to waste time on that with me. I agree that the system needs to be tweaked, for sure, but if you tweak it to be granted more in proportion with population than land, republicans as we currently know them likely would never win the presidency again.