Costs and Benefits of the Electoral College | Cato Daily Podcast

[@Cardd_inal13]

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[@robertpolityka8464]

I think the EC should stay until the following issues are resolved: 1- Uniformity. Every aspect of a Presidential Election Process needs to be uniformed, across all 50 states, DC, and the other territories. This includes how a person gets on a ballot; the type of ballots a state has; counting machines; languags on ballots; etc... 2- A person who is on the ballot in one state needs to be on the ballots in all 50 states, DC, etc... if there is a Reverend Jethero Jones on an Alabama ballot, his name should also automatically be on the ballot of Maryland, Michigan, Texas, and the rest...I understand, that there could be the possibilty of a ballot with 100+ names. All votes need to be counted, but all voices also need to be heard, even if you disagree with that person. And even if you cant hear the voice, at least allow the voters to know that another candidate is out there, and that voter can do his/her own research 3-How to handle a 50-state recount. There are certain parts of the country, which are dominated by one party or another. For example, the State of Illinois typically goes towards the Democrats, in the Electoral College. I expect a certain level of corruption there.. and theres probably a similar type of corruption in a Republican state such as Texas. The EC at least "contains" the corruption of a local political machine to a state. If the EC were abolished OR if NPV comes to fruition, whats to prevent a city of Chicago from saying, "we got more votes coming", but about 90 percent of those votes are Democrat. A city like Dallas might say the same thing, but 95 percent of those votes are Republican. Sidenote: I would also add, that one of the best ways to show that the EC is obsolete, is to eliminate the current system of primaries and caucuses. (Democrats need to eliminate the superdelegate system. It rewards the most liberal states, extra votes.) A 50-state primary where all candidates, reguardless of party, are all on one ballot. The winners of the party primaries are the defacto nominees of their party. There would be more data to absorb, such as the strength of each of the political parties in all the states AND the potential strength of third party candidates, but the votes of independent candidates are unknown. 4--Will there be an instant run off? Or a "past the post" deal. The US is in a situation where there will likely be 150 million voters. If theres a case of "past the post", how many rounds of voting will it take ??

[@hcp0scratch]

TY!!!!!

[@ToyTiger666]

Almost every sane person would agree that the USA 🇺🇸 would be better off without the Electoral College. Just count all the votes equally. But Republicans want to keep it because it benefits them.

[@ChuckDotson]

Democrats are just as self-dealing in this. Going to a strictly popular vote ignores the vast diversity of geography and population density in the US in favor of votes in the largest cities. As someone who lives in a large city I think this actually a pretty lousy way to run a nation as large as the US. Getting rid of the winner-take-all nature of the EC is probably a good start. Maybe giving DC statehood would also be a good idea, who knows?

[@JasonTaylor-po5xc]

Any sane person that knows the Constitution knows EC is here to stay. It is super unlikely to ever get another amendment passed with such a divided country, regardless of the topic.

[@ToyTiger666]

@@JasonTaylor-po5xc For the next 10 years, you're almost certainly right.

[@jamesmichaeljean7840]

Wrong, it benefits them politicians, not the people. It's called a republic, not a democracy. 😂

[@jamesmichaeljean7840]

Trump is a republican, why didn't it benefit him as he lose.

[@Backwardsman95]

It seems like libertarians that come from the left oppose it and vice versa. I think we should move towards Maine/Nebraska's hybrid system.

[@ITWheel]

We should vote on an open blockchain

[@smackm5724]

Heyyyy I’m also in Kentucky

[@usaintltrade]

1 MAN 1 VOTE 🗳 🇺🇸👍🤝😎

[@jamesmichaeljean7840]

Not in America. 😂

[@hcarlile73c1]

We are all slaves... it is just called Taxes now.

[@brianniegemann4788]

Taxation is not slavery, because you get to vote for the people who create, or cancel, those taxes. The real problem is the political parties, both of which are controlled by multi-billionaires and special interests. The rich and the big corporations don't want to pay taxes - thay want you to pay it all. So they pay for all the campaigns, then lobby the winners for tax breaks. The result is the 74,608 page US Tax Code, packed full of special deals for the rich. And higher rates for you. Are you mad at the politicians for high taxes? You should be mad at the people who own the politicians. The Koch brothers, Walmart, Chevron, Caterpillar Tractor, Carl Icahn, Peter Lynch and yes, George Soros (but he's only one of many, and most of them aren't liberals). If you really want lower taxes, start voting for independents.