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Should the electoral college be abolished?

The United States Electoral College is the mechanism established by the United States Constitution for the indirect election of the President of the United States and Vice President of the United States. Citizens of the United States vote in each state at a general election to choose a slate of “electors” pledged to vote for a party’s candidate. The Twelfth Amendment requires each elector to cast one vote for president and another vote for vice president. During the 2019 Democratic Presidential Primary 15 candidates, including Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Elisabeth Warren, called for the abolition of the electoral college.

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Response rates from 5.1m America voters.

43%
Yes
57%
No
33%
Yes
45%
No
7%
Yes, and switch to a representative democracy (popular vote) system
4%
No, but reform so that votes are distributed proportionally instead of the current winner take all system
3%
Yes, and switch to a ranked voting system
4%
No, but the balance of votes by population should be updated
3%
No, the electoral college ensures representation of the whole country instead of just major cities

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 @9RXP9KX from Michigan  answered…2yrs2Y

No, reform each state’s model to that of Nebraska and Maine and switch from a popular choice system to a ranked choice one

 @9FG23J2 from Minnesota  answered…3yrs3Y

no, but the severe gerrymandering of voting districts needs to be restricted and regulated

 @9RQPYRF from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

I think voting should go into a blockchain that would decentralize and would allow transparent voting for each individual

 @9H2QC9J from Michigan  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and we should switch back to women not being able to vote and also property requirements for voting.

 @8YF7YMH from Washington D.C.  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, we should have a dictatorship

 @94SWRVHfrom Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, and switch to STAR voting

 @8KT28Z8 from Arkansas  answered…6yrs6Y

No, the electoral college is fair. Not everyone may like it, but since more of the people are in one state, it is only fair that they get more choice in the representation of the nation, and the choosing of the president. With that being said, before the electoral colleges cast their votes, they should take it upon themselves to see what the standings are, and what is best for the nation.

 @Brandonnoe84  from Colorado  answered…2yrs2Y

No, but switch to a ranked choice voting system and a proportional system like Maine and Nebraska have, instead of the winner take all system.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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