Democrats won the congressional popular vote.
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Electoral College vs. Popular Vote
I may be a bit naive on this topic, but I believe that my vote should count. I understand the history and all, but I still think one's vote should count, and the candidate who receives the most votes should...
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Sore Loser GOP wants to now restructure the Electoral College?
excerpt from a recent article"After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win.From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control...
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The Electoral College
People are protesting President Elect Trump? Because Hillary won the popular vote by .3% Trump = 47.4%, Hillary = 47.7%, but she lost the electoral college. That means more people voted for Hillary's platform than for...
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Faithless electors appearing
It seems that at least two electors from Texas have decided to cast their electoral college vote not for the man they promised to, but someone else.Christopher Suprun is one of those faithless electors:"That was...
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Could the USA drop the Electoral College?
"A constitutional amendment, which requires a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress (or a Convention under Article V of the Constitution) and ratification in three-fourths of all fifty states, would be...
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Does Donald Trump Have a Mandate?
I've seen and heard this idea tossed about. It seems that several Republican officials have claimed that Donald Trump has a mandate.Do you think that Donald Trump has a mandate? What is a mandate? Does every politician...