UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net to electoralism@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days ago"...if Minnesota had 26 less people in the 2020 census this map would be 269-269 instead of a Harris win... 26 people in Minnesota completely flip the outcome of the entire presidential election"xcancel.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-link"...if Minnesota had 26 less people in the 2020 census this map would be 269-269 instead of a Harris win... 26 people in Minnesota completely flip the outcome of the entire presidential election"xcancel.comUlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net to electoralism@hexbear.netEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehexaflexagonbear [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·12 days agoWithout the electoral college it’s tyranny of the majority. It’s much better that elections get decided based on where a bad batch of condoms got shipped 25 years ago.
minus-squarebufalo1973@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·12 days agoSolution: getting rid of the electoral college AND the FPTP system.
Without the electoral college it’s tyranny of the majority. It’s much better that elections get decided based on where a bad batch of condoms got shipped 25 years ago.
Solution: getting rid of the electoral college AND the FPTP system.