• Marc123123@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    “Where a minority can elect a president” - that’s a common misconception

    This is simply a fact 😂

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      1 year ago

      Is it any different than almost every country with a parliamentary system where the PM isn’t elected by the people and their party gets nowhere near the majority of votes

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      1 year ago

      No. The US has not popular vote at the federal level, and the popular vote has no meaning within our Constitution. The majority is decided in the electoral college, not the popular vote.

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        1 year ago

        Yes, which means the president is often selected by the minority of the voters against the will of the majority.

        You know, like in a some dictatorships. In Soviet Union for example the state leader was selected by politburo members.