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Originally Posted by New Era
And Americans hate the electoral college because it is not representative. The American people want a democracy instead of a republic. That is the change that has to be made. The system works if the rules are followed, the problem is that the rules are perverted for the sake of maintenance of power. The government is there to govern, for all people, not just the corporations who paid for your campaign. That's the problem.
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That is interesting. A popular vote Presidential race would have to be done the French Way with 2 rounds? Would you do a ranked ballot? The thing I see is that over time, additional parties would start to campaign and get traction which is that the two major parties do not want. Last election Gary Johnson got 4% of the vote in a system where nobody cares. In a straight popular vote he would get more.
The Democrats and Republicans may be at each other throats about almost everything but one thing they agree on it their two party duopoly.