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Originally Posted by TheBig3
The only upshot to the popular vote is that it would force people to restructure in more major urban areas. Which is better for both society and the economy.
I'm tired of politicians throwing on a barn jacket, standing in front of a shut-down factory in Akron, and talking about bringing jobs back. The problem isn't policies. The problem is major factories only work in the suburbs if the rest of the globe is too nuked to function.
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the other upshot being a closer approximation to democracy...
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Originally Posted by Anteater
I'd be fine with the electoral college going away if it led to the proliferation of other parties besides some variation of red versus blue at every turn. Maybe that's what it would actually take.
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most likely not. When I said they could be replaced by another party I meant just that... Two parties with one of them switched. Our style of government lends itself to two party rule.