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post Apr 27 2016, 06:22 PM
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And becomes President...
Just to see what happens!

Putin vs Trump

What's the worst that could happen? laugh.gif

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post Nov 10 2016, 10:05 AM
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Clinton won the popular vote, so in fact more Americans wanted her than wanted Trump in the White House. It is a tiny majority, but it is a majority.

The problem lies in the antebellum American Electoral College voting system.

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post Nov 10 2016, 11:27 AM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ Nov 10 2016, 10:05 AM) *
Clinton won the popular vote, so in fact more Americans wanted her than wanted Trump in the White House. It is a tiny majority, but it is a majority.

The problem lies in the antebellum American Electoral College voting system.

No more of a problem than our own first past the post system. Neither country has proportional voting.

I wonder if the Brexit result would have been different if it had been on a constituency basis rather than a plebiscite.
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post Nov 10 2016, 05:54 PM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Nov 10 2016, 11:27 AM) *
No more of a problem than our own first past the post system. Neither country has proportional voting.

I wonder if the Brexit result would have been different if it had been on a constituency basis rather than a plebiscite.
There's a cross party group looking at at the at the moment.

Doesn't seem to be getting much media coverage though.
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post Nov 10 2016, 06:46 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Nov 10 2016, 05:54 PM) *
There's a cross party group looking at at the at the moment.

Doesn't seem to be getting much media coverage though.


That's interesting, even more so to hear what they come up with. Its a shame about the lack of media coverage, perhaps highlighting something else that would help bring people and politicians together. We seem to be lacking an easy to absorb brief on everything that's going on; not just someone's edited highlights!


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