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Tim Walz calls for scrapping of electoral college to decide US presidential race (www.theguardian.com)

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Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People argued this idea of a permanent Democratic majority in the 2000s and then again after Obama's election but it never materialized. GenX, with its liberal sensibilities, the rise of college educations, and increased diversity among the population will make it impossible for Republicans to win. Then GenX got older and more conservative and people realized that minorities and college grads could also be made to hate immigrants and queer people.

This idea that "just waiting" is all it will take to end conservatism and other bigotries is a fantasy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

could also be made to hate immigrants and queer people.

Less that and more that it turns out a lot of people don't vote based on how their candidate or his party feels about immigrants and queer people. There are even a lot of single issue voters whose single issue isn't immigration or queer people.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Regardless, the only feasible way to go from the EC to the Popular vote will be if Republicans think they've lost the advantage the EC gives them.