The EC was designed to protect rural areas & states. The Southern states were rural when the country was created. The Northern states had the crowded cities.
Constitutional Crisis: Colorado Dems Pass Bill To Eliminate Electoral College
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The EC was designed to protect rural areas & states. The Southern states were rural when the country was created. The Northern states had the crowded cities.
Trump manages the press and media at every step of the way. If he sees conflict her runs toward it. If the press have not taken enough shots at him that day, he will start creating opportunities for them to do that, because- rightly or wrongly so- he thinks he can come out ahead in mud wrestle.
Compare that with Palin who was disabled by Katie Couric right from get-go because Katie asked her what she read or if she read was her real question. From there she avoided almost all real press interaction and went into hiding right when she needed to be on the offensive and out at the very tip of the spear. Trump would have lit up like a Christmas tree if Couric did that to him. Sure he would complaint about being a victim of the press but he would also be loving it and watching the bodies pile up around him as he pushed back.
I dont want to get further off topic into Palin but I will say this little discussion is worthy of some reflection by Java Man Schultz- because it is largely being reported that he was disabled by that little lefty histrionic twit in the bookstore. That looked like a Katy Couric episode to me, but if it is was not, he will find out soon enough because that is not even a remote inkling of what is to come. Trump would have just called the guy a loser and told his people to throw the bum out even if it was not his venue. Not pretty but better to be not-pretty than a little pussy disabled by a twit.
I've never researched any outside writings, Federalist papers etc. to asertain the Framers intent in the EC. To me the fact that the number of electors for each state equal their congress plus senate says something.
There are a lot of blues states that have liberal cities and very conservative rural districts. I've never played with the numbers but dividing the winner take all to each elector voting per their congressional districts popular vote with two votes for each state (Senate vote electors) going to the State level winner might make some interesting EC math. It satisfies both sides.
More Americans in certain urban population centers.
You can't complain that Trump is a crazed baboon with his public comments and then use them as defense of a position. It's one or the other.
Oh Lordy. It was about slavery. Learn your own history for Pete’s sake.
I am very aware of history. Thank you.
Go read the statements from the founding fathers.
Ok Mr. I’m very aware of history, please share with the forum the reason for the 3/5ths clause in the constitution then.
Exactly my point.....I am not making any position on the subject but proving Cheetoh is a flip flopping idiot and I find it funny conservatives who hail the EC and Trump's victory don't realize Cheetoh shit all over it haha.