jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoNo country still uses an electoral college − except the UStheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNo country still uses an electoral college − except the UStheconversation.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 hours agoThe only reason we have it is because Republicans know that if we got rid of it, they’d never win the white house again without overhauling the whole party. See Also: Why Puerto Rico and Washington DC are not states
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 hours ago“Hey, Puerto Rico is economically moderate and somewhat socially conservative! You should really want them as a state, right GOP?” GOP: “Uh, it’s just about the shade of… c-cultural differences…”
The only reason we have it is because Republicans know that if we got rid of it, they’d never win the white house again without overhauling the whole party.
See Also: Why Puerto Rico and Washington DC are not states
“Hey, Puerto Rico is economically moderate and somewhat socially conservative! You should really want them as a state, right GOP?”
GOP: “Uh, it’s just about the shade of… c-cultural differences…”