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We did it, guys!(lemmy.world)

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ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml
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But the electoral college is dumb and pointless. This is the first time a Republican won the popular vote since 2004, or since 1988 if you don’t want to count an incumbent victory. That alone should tell you plenty about the state of the country right now.

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AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.world
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It’s dumb and pointless, but it’s literally the way a president is elected today. We have had many instances of people being elected president who didn’t win the popular vote. So if you want to try to figure out if third party candidates caused Trump to get elected, you have to look at it state by state.

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TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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Your comment is dumb and pointless, yet here it is.

See how far your logic goes?

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curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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But the electoral college is dumb and pointless

And its also how a president is elected in the United States, or 2016 would have gone a bit differently.

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