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W_HAMILTON

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10. Yeah, no.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #7)

Fri May 9, 2025, 11:09 AM

May 9

I'm sure you would love to see blue states handicapped even further in presidential races, but, no, there is absolutely no reason for them to play by a different set of rules than the other states and they are not hypocrites for not doing so.

A handful of states doing this while others continue to play by the Electoral College rules that are still in place does not ensure "everyone's vote counts" -- quite the opposite, actually.

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Has popular vote compact support died out? [View all] madville May 9 OP

I am guessing that it isn't high in the priority list right now. 33taw May 9 #1

Along with abolishing the filibuster MichMan May 9 #2

I am willing to admit it RJ-MacReady May 9 #3

I Have Always Opposed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact PBC_Democrat May 9 #4

Bill Maher is smart?? He is opinionated and he has a platform karynnj May 9 #6

These positions are not issues we win on ... PBC_Democrat May 9 #11

There are SOOOOO many real issues that we are on the right side of ... PBC_Democrat May 9 #13

It would not kick in until states with enough electoral votes ageee karynnj May 9 #5

"It would not kick in until states with enough electoral votes ageee" MichMan May 9 #7

I strongly disagree although I almost always agree with you karynnj May 9 #9

Yeah, no. W_HAMILTON May 9 #10

The Popular Vote Compact still has some states still playing by EC rules, doesn't it? MichMan May 9 #12

Each state is already allowed to decide how it wants to appoint its electors. W_HAMILTON May 9 #14

Which is why I suggested states could on their own change how they apportion EC votes MichMan May 9 #16

Trump would have won regardless of what rule was in place in 2024, but he would have lost in 2016 if the popular vote... W_HAMILTON May 9 #8

GQP states will never go along with this because Electoral College gives them a built-in advantage groundloop May 9 #15