Electoral vote vs. the popular vote: explained | Just The FAQs

[@foursix2737]

Bru what the point in voting when the American people don’t even really vote for their president

[@178snguyen]

You vote so that your nominee can win the electoral votes in that state. And the electoral votes determines the winner.

[@cynrez]

It’s. A. Lie. The whole system is a sham

[@Yang-gk4fy]

Truth

[@user-jp8zs4bu1y]

Because if enough people vote for a person in your state they get the electoral votes

[@13din]

Exactly

[@im.caylaaa9040]

i still dont know what the heck a electoral vote is bruh

[@rb032682]

@jacayla - Here are some facts about USA history, the Electoral College, and the civil war. The sources of this information are the USA Constitution and actual events in USA history: Slavers are terrorists. Slavery is terrorism. The Electoral College was written for only one purpose. The Electoral College was written by terrorists(slavers) to be nothing more than a "welfare benefit" for themselves and other USA terrorists. The E C (+ the 3/5ths clause) awards excessive national governmental and political power to terrorists(slavers). The Electoral College encouraged and rewarded the terrorism of slavery. The Electoral College allowed terrorists to dominate the USA national government until around 1850-1860. The USA's "founding fathers" were the USA's first group of "welfare queens". Ten of the first twelve presidents were terrorists. What happened around 1860 when abolition and the prohibition of slaver terrorism in the new territories and Western states greatly reduced the "free stuff" to which the terrorists had become so accustomed? One of the biggest blows to the "terrorist welfare queens" was the prohibition of slaver terrorism in Western states. That's one of the reasons you hear that old csa/kkk terrorist propaganda phrase, "WE DON'T WANT TO BE RULED BY THE COASTS!". What happened when the terrorist "welfare queens" lost their "free stuff" from the USA government? What happened when the terrorist slavers could no longer easily dominate the USA national government and national politics? The csa and kkk are just low-life, MS-13-type gangs of butthurt, terrorist "welfare queens". After causing the civil war, the Electoral College became a "welfare benefit" for states which suppress voting. I wonder which states LOVE to suppress voting .......... might they be the former terrorist states and terrorist sympathizer states? Eliminate the Electoral College. It has poisoned the USA!

[@bunNovnuiq]

Just think of it as points. Each state has designated points when a candidate won by voting of the people he get that designated points.

[@allendelagarza8152]

@on some other shyt lmao

[@stevenamar6908]

@@bunNovnuiq I'm confused as well. If popular votes influence electoral votes (in the video she says a candidate wins all points in that state when he wins popular vote in that state by 51%) then aren't the two mutually exclusive? How can one win more popular votes but not electorate?

[@bunNovnuiq]

@@stevenamar6908 Yeah bcoz the electoral votes are unfairly distributed in each states, im not sure how it was allocated but it can traced back in the 1800s where red states doesn't want to have on a disadvantage.

[@Chenilperez]

Who’s here today on Election Day?

[@dahighlander2468]

Me 😭

[@DundyMuffs]

Trump 2024 ❤❤❤👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@shthomas4482]

2024

[@Prattalicous]

This video confused me even more

[@Hashslingingslasher-]

I literally want to be mansplained rn at least it would be comprehensive

[@nupurgupta775]

It's easy to understand, even though iam from India

[@Prattalicous]

@@nupurgupta775 oh... i guess im just dumb

[@nupurgupta775]

@@Prattalicous no brother, you are smart. We Indians always have a close look what's going on in USA, as India's development is some how related to USA. We know American president, vice president, secretary, defense secretary,etc because USA is a super power.

[@Jackson-hv8qo]

Ok, so each state has electoral votes based on HOR and Senate. House # is based on population, whereas Senate is always 2 (with the exception of Maine and Nebraska). For instance in NY, there are 28 electoral votes (26 House and 2 Senate), but only 3 in Alaska (1 House and 2 Senate). Remember there are 2 Senate votes for each state (except Maine and Nebraska, as mentioned earlier). So when you vote, the state that wins the majority/popular vote gets those “electors”. Those electors meet to decide whom the president will be. It helps because if we had a popular vote system, as there are more Democrats in this country, they undeniably win every time-and we definitely don’t want that. You’re welcome. 😊

[@amcheeze6782]

This... didn't explain much... the name of the video is a lie...

[@iloveass2289]

or ur just dumb

[@julianmontanez6635]

Ok so pretty much The electoral college is when we go and vote for Representatives to represent us and go vote for the candidate we want to win in this case either Trump or Biden. SO THEYRE THE ones voting for us who we want When do we vote for the Representatives? We vote for them in the primary elections... The state I’m at had it this month ( August) The popular vote the one in November is where we elect either one of the candidates Trump or Biden. But this popular vote doesn’t determine who wins... I’m not sure what it determines tbh other than it showing who we wanted So basically we gotta make sure to vote in the Primary Elections ( the electoral college) that happens earlier in the year around August and not just the one in November

[@nupurgupta775]

Iam from India🇮🇳, even I have to learn these for my exams. This shows how significant USA is.

[@neoxyte]

@It’s Syrup maybe if you guys focused on not shitting in the street and stopped scamming old people in western countries then people could respect you more

[@Cattobase2203]

Which exam?

[@lifeisa.smalllesson333]

India is under british rule...so is America..but we r the military wing for the deep state...so we get special treatment and special consequences!

[@niltomega2978]

Are these college exams or High School exams?

[@tapeshsharma9254]

When did we ever have to learn it for our exams?? Ig probably for Humanities Political Science 🤔🤔

[@lolalolalola3801]

The rest of the world wondering wtf this is

[@snem9381]

Bunch of undemocratic bullshit lol

[@TopGHippie]

@Only the Best Island Music 😂 American mobile phones? Who even buys American mobile phones? 😂

[@1locust1]

Ideally, the Electoral College should be eliminated and all fifty states should agree on the same close margin percentage for authorising a recount in any given state.

[@kassking1991]

Thank You!!!

[@niltomega2978]

It really doesn't matter because nothing is going to change. Getting rid of the Electoral College would require 2/3 majority vote in Congress and 3/4 of the states to all agree to be rid of it. Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever going to happen

[@gtubgle]

That would mean states like California and New York would all control the votes. Dum8

[@clickbisi7016]

Wait so doesn’t the electoral college fall victim to the same flaw it’s designed to resolve? Because smaller states have fewer electors and fewer electoral votes 🙃🙃

[@Ar_-cn8om]

Then why have a popular vote if the electoral college determines the winner anyways ?

[@zacharybrand8145]

We need to get rid of the Electoral College! This is ridiculous! The nationwide popular vote must be what decides who the next President of the United States of America 🇺🇸 is going to be!

[@niltomega2978]

No it should not.

[@Jordan-bg7xc]

Okay I see now I thought the people who make the electoral votes could just vote for whoever they wanted this clears things up a bit more

[@TangoNevada]

If the Majority of people want to vote one way, but the election goes the other way it's not a Democracy. I'm sorry for all the Giant States with tiny populations, but there is a reason why you have a low population and your representation should be equal to your population. If more people wanted it to be your way, they would move to you.

[@epope98]

no, there sates separate but equal. thats why its not united sates not the unites major cities.

[@TangoNevada]

@@epope98 Look at the number of Electoral Votes for each State.

[@JTH-hm8ew]

The United States is a constitutional republic and not a democracy.

[@kassking1991]

Thank You for saying the truth. They have to force individuals into the way they live because no one ever chooses to be like them Isolating themselves from everyoneelse .... FACTS!!!

[@joshfaye3300]

So why do all these celebrities and politicians tell the American people to vote so often? If you vote doesn’t count why would they want you to vote?

[@satsuma1754]

you don't understand

[@rhythmicmusicswap4173]

@@satsuma1754 if you a democratic in heavy republican state you vote doesn'y count,same in the reverse way it sucks

[@satsuma1754]

@@rhythmicmusicswap4173 no it's actually a far way for equality

[@AJFire24]

Watching this again in 2024 and am still confused! This video is so unhelpful.

[@SB1DAPRODUZAGTB]

Y even vote?

[@wadepratt9654]

Exactly what iv been saying since Al Gore lost to George Bush in 2000 election! I voted Al Gore just as most of the country did at that time! To me thats the definition of conspiracy!

[@sevinjayyubzade3221]

Because your vote counts and carnage’s in the US unlike some places in world where regular elections are just in paper and election results are always falsified

[@ConsciusVeritasVids]

@Burner Fire Ah, the Steven Crowder argument: Simply shout "vENEzUelA!" and it's an insta-kill.

[@deveon1stboy]

@Burner Fire not voting and not moving✌🏾

[@Elsanta666]

Did not understand shit..but presidency should be won by popular vote..we the ppl

[@alexskatit4188]

Actually it is we the states

[@JTH-hm8ew]

That is correct. The vote for President is a function of the states and not we the people. People have the privilege to vote to choose the electors because the respective state legislatures give that privilege.

[@lolly1405]

It is one by the popular vote. The popular vote of each electoral district will cast vote for whomever won that popular vote in that district. without the system five or six major cities every election.

[@dasikakn]

NUmber of EC votes are the same number of congressional reps, and Congressional districts are supposed to be assigned based on how many people live in a place (ie Population density). So theoretically, there should not be a disparity between popular vote and EC votes. Such a wide gap occurred last time because of the “winner takes all” situation ie. The vote was split very close in several states which caused almost half the votes in those states to apply to the party they didn’t vote for. So The culprit is not EC. The culprit is the “winner takes all” condition. That’s what should be modified.

[@dasikakn]

Steven True If you’re referring to a senate race, then yes, you are correct. Wyoming gets 2 senators just like California even though California exceeds its population by an order of magnitude (ie. 10x). This is one argument for the splitting of CA into multiple states. I’m not really for that. Seems like a big price to pay for an increase in the number of politicians🤮. I’d be for folding Wyoming into another state but it’s unlikely they’ll give up power. So let’s forget about that. One could consider modifying the EC to stop including the 2 senators for every state. This is where most of voting power discrepancy comes in because it essentially triples a Wyoming voters’ relevance (1 congress person + 3 senators = 3 EC votes). EC came about as an incentive to fold the smaller state into the union. One could argue that Wyoming no longer needs that incentive. However California with it’s powerhouse economy (5 or 6th biggest in the world) now probably needs an incentive to want to stay in the union.

[@Neceros]

ONE PERSON. ONE VOTE. ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

[@darchibald8303]

No.

[@zachb1706]

No

[@Neceros]

Yes.

[@darchibald8303]

No

[@Neceros]

@@darchibald8303 Without doubt.

[@thepez6970]

The EC does factor in population sizes in the electoral counts (bigger states get more) but was designed to give more diverse representation in our government and prevent a handful of overpopulated cities from controlling the fate of everyone. In this day and age of silo group think this is critical. A malevolent force could easily manipulate outcomes of centralized populations but harder to manipulate dispersed ones (you can fool some folks all of the time type thing.). It is also a recognition that we are a united STATES where all states deserve a voice at the table.

[@celestialband]

This is a horrible explanation

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

Ill sum it up for you. YOU DONT GET A CHOICE It's an illusion of choice while dividing the people.

[@Yana-qq7yc]

My question is: what are the pros and cons of not keeping the electoral college system thing?

[@daveray5655]

The pros and cons are actually subjective so I doubt you would find an objective list.

[@Yana-qq7yc]

@@daveray5655 well, what are some major changes?

[@daveray5655]

@@Yana-qq7yc Well the immediate change in getting rid of the electoral college is that the US will probably move towards a national popular vote. This would mean all citizens even the territories could vote for president. On top of that the way presidential candidates campaign would be different. Candidates would focus on big states rather than swing states. Some view this as a good thing and others view it as a bad thing.

[@rb032682]

@Yana - There are no real pros to the Electoral College if one believes in USA's democratic republic. Here are some facts about USA history, the Electoral College, and the civil war. The sources of this information are the USA Constitution and actual events in USA history: Slavers are terrorists. Slavery is terrorism. The Electoral College was written for only one purpose. The Electoral College was written by terrorists(slavers) to be nothing more than a "welfare benefit" for themselves and other USA terrorists. The E C (+ the 3/5ths clause) awards excessive national governmental and political power to terrorists(slavers). The Electoral College encouraged and rewarded the terrorism of slavery. The Electoral College allowed terrorists to dominate the USA national government until around 1850-1860. The USA's "founding fathers" were the USA's first group of "welfare queens". Ten of the first twelve presidents were terrorists. What happened around 1860 when abolition and the prohibition of slaver terrorism in the new territories and Western states greatly reduced the "free stuff" to which the terrorists had become so accustomed? One of the biggest blows to the "terrorist welfare queens" was the prohibition of slaver terrorism in Western states. That's one of the reasons you hear that old csa/kkk terrorist propaganda phrase, "WE DON'T WANT TO BE RULED BY THE COASTS!". What happened when the terrorist "welfare queens" lost their "free stuff" from the USA government? What happened when the terrorist slavers could no longer easily dominate the USA national government and national politics? The csa and kkk are just low-life, MS-13-type gangs of butthurt, terrorist "welfare queens". After causing the civil war, the Electoral College became a "welfare benefit" for states which suppress voting. I wonder which states LOVE to suppress voting .......... might they be the former terrorist states and terrorist sympathizer states? Eliminate the Electoral College. It has poisoned the USA!

[@rb032682]

@@daveray5655 - Why are you ignorantly repeating old csa/kkk terrorist propaganda? You have no proof to back up your ridiculous claim. Here are some facts about USA history, the Electoral College, and the civil war. The sources of this information are the USA Constitution and actual events in USA history: Slavers are terrorists. Slavery is terrorism. The Electoral College was written for only one purpose. The Electoral College was written by terrorists(slavers) to be nothing more than a "welfare benefit" for themselves and other USA terrorists. The E C (+ the 3/5ths clause) awards excessive national governmental and political power to terrorists(slavers). The Electoral College encouraged and rewarded the terrorism of slavery. The Electoral College allowed terrorists to dominate the USA national government until around 1850-1860. The USA's "founding fathers" were the USA's first group of "welfare queens". Ten of the first twelve presidents were terrorists. What happened around 1860 when abolition and the prohibition of slaver terrorism in the new territories and Western states greatly reduced the "free stuff" to which the terrorists had become so accustomed? One of the biggest blows to the "terrorist welfare queens" was the prohibition of slaver terrorism in Western states. That's one of the reasons you hear that old csa/kkk terrorist propaganda phrase, "WE DON'T WANT TO BE RULED BY THE COASTS!". What happened when the terrorist "welfare queens" lost their "free stuff" from the USA government? What happened when the terrorist slavers could no longer easily dominate the USA national government and national politics? The csa and kkk are just low-life, MS-13-type gangs of butthurt, terrorist "welfare queens". After causing the civil war, the Electoral College became a "welfare benefit" for states which suppress voting. I wonder which states LOVE to suppress voting .......... might they be the former terrorist states and terrorist sympathizer states? Eliminate the Electoral College. It has poisoned the USA!

[@fernandosaez819]

Is a good system if electors were honest. , thats the problem.

[@CRaschNET]

I love how they forget to add that the Federal government represent the "states." Our federal government is similarly setup like the EU. Even in the EU, the people do not even get vote for the heads of the EU. But their governments representatives do. The whole point of the Federal system is for the states to have a vote in the Central government while each "STATE" has their independent bureaucracies. This allows states to become more autonomous, and why they there were so many restriction and limits on the central government. Why? because it allowed those state to govern base on the people locally dealing with local issues while the Central government supposedly deal with issues affecting the whole country while making sure each state had a voice and not be overrun by the tyrannical majority.

[@iwilrage]

Each state ahould have one vote...all states should be equal

[@azmendozafamily]

This type of "reporting" is why we need the electoral college

[@dahighlander2468]

So people in Maine, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Michigan, etc get a more weighted vote than me? Such crap. Everyone should have an equal vote. The whole thing shouldn't be decided by these states. It's ridiculous

[@jessicaandtrains7768]

As a non-US citizen, I still dont know WTF you are doing to elect a president?

[@rgortega1285]

I was never asked if I approved or disapproved of having my vote counted in an electorial vote count in the state I lived in: At any time was I every allowed to vote for or against. So popular vote is the choice, regardless of how the politician feels because " WE THE PEOPLE," have the right not their choice. They (the politician) must vote as all of each and every United States of North American citizen States with their vote of confidence. Not the choice of the elite choice.

[@jdpalm1981]

0:37 - Why did you leave out Alaska & Hawaii when you just had them a second ago?

[@NeonLynxProductions]

They got lazy lmao

[@vanitayogeshwar5698]

You made it clear as mud!

[@stacielivinthedream8510]

So damn confusing! I can't believe this got so many likes!!!

[@erock736]

Can we get an electoral college for dummies video please?

[@Jkwald57]

Wow, that was informative.

[@samlee7420]

So does that mean the general population vote doesn’t count? Can someone clarify?

[@jeanpierre5020]

Why is anybody talking about popular vote. It’s a flawed idea. The Constitution was drafted to protect each State, not each person. The States then protect each person. Fun fact; in the Constitution have a look at the word “United” it is lower case “united”, this was to indicate the Constitution was a contract between “united States” not “United States”, meaning, the people weren’t part of this “contract”. The Bill of Rights came later. Why would any “State” surrender its sovereignty to a more popular “State”.

[@fiddell69]

So why can't states secede from the United States? And was Lincoln wrong for attacking the Confederate states?

[@sol5916]

It’s a tricky debate. If we simply went went by popular vote, it is likely that the majority of future presidents will be democrats. And that is most likely true even now. And as time passes, you would need to factor in the next generation. From the studies I’ve seen, the young tend to lean left by default. This gap will likely widen the bipartisan disparity even further. I can see the frustration of elections generally revolving around the decisions made by five states or so. But at the same time, these smaller population states deserve a significant say in the outcome of our country as well. But then again, many of them don’t even acknowledge liberals as Americans, but traitors to the country. So maybe that extension of fairness is somewhat wasted on Americans who would deny that same basic status to others.

[@jakegiven243]

The problem with going by a popular vote isn’t just who’d be likely winning the elections but that it also means we’d be a pure democracy which doesn’t work and is actually more dangerous than people realize

[@TimeTheory2099]

@@jakegiven243 More Dangerous, MORE Dangerous ? All the country's in Western society are Democratic. We're the only nation stupid enough to have a complicated electoral college system controlled by a handful of wealthy, faceless assholes. We ARE more Democratic than a republic !!

[@banger2998]

Time Warped it has to be this way the US is a unique country in terms of territory and geography. If the popular vote counted the coasts would rule the entire country and the people in the middle would be entirely left out and ignored. The system ensures they also have a voice. It’s the same deal in Europe to

[@rb032682]

@@jakegiven243 - You have no proof to back up your ridiculous claim. Here are some facts about USA history, the Electoral College, and the civil war. The sources of this information are the USA Constitution and actual events in USA history: Slavers are terrorists. Slavery is terrorism. The Electoral College was written for only one purpose. The Electoral College was written by terrorists(slavers) to be nothing more than a "welfare benefit" for themselves and other USA terrorists. The E C (+ the 3/5ths clause) awards excessive national governmental and political power to terrorists(slavers). The Electoral College encouraged and rewarded the terrorism of slavery. The Electoral College allowed terrorists to dominate the USA national government until around 1850-1860. The USA's "founding fathers" were the USA's first group of "welfare queens". Ten of the first twelve presidents were terrorists. What happened around 1860 when abolition and the prohibition of slaver terrorism in the new territories and Western states greatly reduced the "free stuff" to which the terrorists had become so accustomed? One of the biggest blows to the "terrorist welfare queens" was the prohibition of slaver terrorism in Western states. That's one of the reasons you hear that old csa/kkk terrorist propaganda phrase, "WE DON'T WANT TO BE RULED BY THE COASTS!". What happened when the terrorist "welfare queens" lost their "free stuff" from the USA government? What happened when the terrorist slavers could no longer easily dominate the USA national government and national politics? The csa and kkk are just low-life, MS-13-type gangs of butthurt, terrorist "welfare queens". After causing the civil war, the Electoral College became a "welfare benefit" for states which suppress voting. I wonder which states LOVE to suppress voting .......... might they be the former terrorist states and terrorist sympathizer states? Eliminate the Electoral College. It has poisoned the USA!

[@jasonwalker7704]

On the other hand, the Electoral College won't benefit the Republicans for long. The number of Electoral College votes a state has is determined by population size via the census. Cities by nature grow in population and rural areas, at least at this point in our history, are maintaining or declining in population. As we've seen in this 2020 election, large states that usually trend "Red" are going or are at least very close to going "Blue." Even if you ignore the traditional "swing" states, all it will take is for Texas to go "Blue," which it will do as it's rapidly growing and liberal cities continue to populate, and Republicans will have no path to winning the Presidency. In the long run, the Electoral College benefits Democrats - not Republicans. I wonder how the Republican party will address this issue, once they realize this.

[@CameronLestagez]

it’s a lot easier to control 538 people than millions, i’ve never agreed with this

[@Craigalicioususa]

The electoral college is the greatest election system ever created, and that being said, it's not perfect still, but it's the best ever created in all of history.

[@maihosalat]

No its not

[@gaoyang82]

This is why i dont vote. Our vote dont even count. Its a waste of time

[@CrysAlvarez1]

It was rigged even 200 years ago.

[@brp5497]

By rich white men.

[@jayjoe3716]

So in short, one vote is not one vote. It depends where you are. Democracy btw

[@JTH-hm8ew]

The United States is a Constitutional Republic and not a democracy. The vote for President is technically a function of the states and not the people. In fact there is no Constitutional right to vote for President since the state legislatures have a Constitutional right to decide how Presidential electors are chosen.

[@JTH-hm8ew]

The vote for President is technically a function of the states and not the general populace. Your state legislature in theory could enact a law before the next election stating they would choose the electors themselves and not have a statewide popular vote election.

[@dougdesper4479]

This isn't true. The Electoral College exists so the more populous regions do not overwhelm and impose their views on the less-populated areas. If we elected by popular vote then most of the country need not bother because about 15 regions around the country would decide it all. The distribution by Electoral Vote deliberately includes every region so that no one is left out. It has nothing to do with "trusting the people".

[@aaliyahsmith8785]

Considering tht we are not one land but have states then the electoral vote is best. The popular vote will leave out the voices of many states that are different. To do a popular vote we wouod have to be voting from a leveled plane field and we are not. Theres a reason why we have a seperation of states right and national rights. Somethings just do not work in every state so we gotta honor their voice. A popular vote doesnt do that...research the numbers yall. If we did a popular vote then states wouldnt have any say in our federal government.

[@satsuma1754]

exactly

[@lilibe9900]

I still don’t get it

[@ricardojuarez4920]

Well they gave a small amount of votes to the states they gather the votes and the majority of people from one state will win certain amount of electoral votes for the candidate that they voted for say everyone in one state votes for only one candidate then that candidate gets all the electoral votes from that state

[@nupurgupta775]

I get it even iam not from USA🇺🇸

[@kassking1991]

Thats INSANE!!!

[@Airbubblepodcast]

They need to get rid of this system completely! What’s the point of voting. Get rid of it.

[@michaelmichael675]

Simple and concise!

[@Lambo-fe6bf]

Exactly y even vote

[@lucasgarza9594]

Cause when u do if the popular vote becomes dem or republican then ur state electorates go towards the democratic or republican vote, i think i didnt really understand it

[@julizeid7758]

that was way to fast and not enough detail

[@JDot1500]

so basically my vote doesn’t matter thank you

[@rosekiller123]

If not for the Electoral college? There would be no USA, why? How is it unified when only 2 or 3 states get to choose the president and it’s sub politicians? How?

[@darchibald8303]

Because states with a bigger population have more influence without the electoral college

[@rb032682]

@@darchibald8303 - BULLSHIT!

[@rb032682]

@rose - Why are you repeating old bullshit csa/kkk terrorist propaganda? You have no proof to back up your ridiculous claim. Here are some facts about USA history, the Electoral College, and the civil war. The sources of this information are the USA Constitution and actual events in USA history: Slavers are terrorists. Slavery is terrorism. The Electoral College was written for only one purpose. The Electoral College was written by terrorists(slavers) to be nothing more than a "welfare benefit" for themselves and other USA terrorists. The E C (+ the 3/5ths clause) awards excessive national governmental and political power to terrorists(slavers). The Electoral College encouraged and rewarded the terrorism of slavery. The Electoral College allowed terrorists to dominate the USA national government until around 1850-1860. The USA's "founding fathers" were the USA's first group of "welfare queens". Ten of the first twelve presidents were terrorists. What happened around 1860 when abolition and the prohibition of slaver terrorism in the new territories and Western states greatly reduced the "free stuff" to which the terrorists had become so accustomed? One of the biggest blows to the "terrorist welfare queens" was the prohibition of slaver terrorism in Western states. That's one of the reasons you hear that old csa/kkk terrorist propaganda phrase, "WE DON'T WANT TO BE RULED BY THE COASTS!". What happened when the terrorist "welfare queens" lost their "free stuff" from the USA government? What happened when the terrorist slavers could no longer easily dominate the USA national government and national politics? The csa and kkk are just low-life, MS-13-type gangs of butthurt, terrorist "welfare queens". After causing the civil war, the Electoral College became a "welfare benefit" for states which suppress voting. I wonder which states LOVE to suppress voting .......... might they be the former terrorist states and terrorist sympathizer states? Eliminate the Electoral College. It has poisoned the USA!

[@ab85main73]

I’m even more confused

[@bizerkmusic]

Thank you for wasting my time and still not clarifying all the reasons why electoral votes differ from the popular vote

[@gregwright6281]

If Wyoming has 1 electoral vote per 193,666 people, does that mean California should have 202 electoral votes instead of 54 due to it's population of 39.24 million?

[@dreamypupper4080]

Should it? Yeah, probably. Will it? Nope

[@gtubgle]

Is that population registered voters?

[@Zenovarse]

Basically: if the whole world had a vote, India and China would win, because they have a lot of people. But we can’t have that now can we, to do so would be democratic, so instead, give each country 1 vote instead of each person 1 vote, and by doing so you guarantee that you get voted.

[@dorethaweatherhead2324]

Both the electorial and popular vote should be done away with think its so stupid that the citizens voted for a president and he still has to get other votes its like you have to vote for yourself all over again its just so stupid .

[@ファビオコトロン]

Didnt really explain anything. All i got was Nebraska 2 and maine 1

[@michaelmichael675]

My vote counts

[@fiddell69]

Winning the Electoral College Vote does not absolutely guarantee accession to the Presidency.

[@JTH-hm8ew]

Then how does one win the Presidency without getting the most electoral votes?

[@lxthewriter]

Get rid of it

[@kathyjones274]

At this point in history I think we need the popular vote. It's the gun laws that people want change and one party is monopolizing the decision

[@llisagomez5706]

It's totally fair.

[@RetRNmamawMe]

Thank-you🙏❣

[@timmosley3331]

If the Democrats want to get rid of the electoral college then I say we count by county votes. That way the politician would have to work for more than just big metro cities and work for a wider voter range but I'm sure they wouldn't like that at all since most of the country is red.

[@matthewgray3442]

But that’s not where the population is. 83 percent of people live in the city

[@mewar4767]

Meaning our vote doesn't really matter 😂😂😂

[@potasaurusjr.4973]

When over half of registered voters do not it should count for something

[@LorettaWhite-f1f]

We the people our votes should determine the outcome of the election

[@chefmike5192]

thank you I feel less intelligent than I did 2 minutes ago, what a convoluted waste of time. 1 Person = 1 Vote, Tally them up and you have a winner done! not that complicated.

[@dreamypupper4080]

That's not how the united states voting system works though

[@riley_olds]

literally no help

[@neymarjr3177]

Still don’t get it

[@purrdiggle1470]

U.S. Constitution Article II Section 1 Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress... The states are not in any way constitutionally obligated to hold a popular vote for president. As far as I know Republicans control the legislatures in enough states to elect Trump if they were to abolish the 2024 popular vote and directly appoint presidential electors who will vote for him.

[@JTH-hm8ew]

In theory a state could enact legislation to randomly draw a name out of the jar to determine its electors as absurd as it sounds and it would be perfectly Constitutional.

[@niltomega2978]

Think about it. If the contest were to just win the popular vote, that would be an entirely different campaign strategy. Presidential candidates would only campaign in the most populated parts of the United States. There would be no need to campaign in the smaller states like Iowa or Maine. They would be ignored. THIS is why the electoral college was created to make sure ALL states have a say in the election. If states had no say in the elections, they would secede from the nation, which is why the electoral vote was created.

[@dreamypupper4080]

That is incorrect on *all* accounts. If you visit the top 10 cities you wouldn't even amass 13% of voters. And states wouldn't secede from the union because they cannot secede from the union, and *definitely* can't succeed if they secede. Moreover, if you have something even better than the popular vote and electoral college, like say preferential voting, you'd have a much more diverse political system which allows everyone's interests to be factored in.

[@niltomega2978]

@@dreamypupper4080 I didn't say the top 10 most populated cities. I said the most populated areas. In a popular vote there is no way any candidate visiting Maine or North Dakota . Back in this country was started there were many states threatening to secede if they were not represented it's all a moot point anyway you're never getting rid of the Electoral College

[@ishmaelmcduffey6676]

My vote don't count bro

[@billyosazuwa]

Im so confused still

[@randallscott6]

The U.S is a Republic😂

[@LadyTate925]

Could someone explain it to me like im five please?😩

[@dokpark994]

Just go to poll and vote and count

[@James-o6e3z]

Good thong we won both.

[@MegaRoFLL]

BANANA REPUBLIC

[@irxx8538]

I don’t get it😔😔

[@satsuma1754]

what?

[@irxx8538]

So what u get?

[@satsuma1754]

@@irxx8538 I mean a 6 year old kid can understand

[@SPECTRA890]

This is a terrible explanation and the music is too distracting

[@f87115]

99% of the comments deserve a seal clap, this is what worries me, raise the voting age till there is some form of understanding

[@JTH-hm8ew]

Sometimes I wonder if Civics is being taught in schools anymore with a lot of comments across multiple videos concerning this topic

[@LorettaWhite-f1f]

Stop this ridiculous practice.. democracy should be equal to the people s voted

[@tatyanasaprykin5688]

It’s not explaining anything

[@lolly1405]

Why does anybody care what the popular vote is. That’s not how we do elections in the United States for a very good reason. If we did a popular vote, then six major cities in this country would decide every election. All the people in Kentucky and Kansas and Wyoming And north and South Carolina every rural area in the country would have these six major cities running rough shot over them. It would be a dictatorship of people who could care less about what was happening in the rest of the world and the rest of this country. Do we really believe that only those people should get to decide what happens because that’s essentially how it would end up, I certainly don’t. I absolutely would never want someone that’s living in Los Angeles to decide issues that are important to me in Virginia.

[@Saints2024]

I wouldn't want a plethora of hicks from Oklahoma to decide the issues in Maine, but here we are.

[@richardalcaraz8060]

Makes sense to go with the national vote it is the people vote who should decided the presidency & nothing eise

[@satsuma1754]

You just need to use your brain in fact...popular votes will always favorite democrats cause they win all the big cities in the states with the biggest population. Biden won new york with +1000000 votes and California with LA and others with almost +5000000. How is that fair if one state decides for an entire country.

[@satsuma1754]

@Central Based Agency true

[@satsuma1754]

@fdbhdsaa what ?????

[@Scorpionic101]

This explained nothing

[@steveswan9672]

Eletoral Colleage is just like me. Old & Stupid.

[@KommonCents_]

This didn't delineate anything lol

[@cmoiwsh5713]

KOUIZINE!

[@augustin1999]

The founders got this one wrong. Lol

[@Slippy-Toad-Love]

augustin1999 Nah, cause why appeal to a minority of people then? The only reason people try to appeal to farmers is to get there electives, and since they provide most of our food, they’re pretty important and shouldn’t be unrepresented.

[@darchibald8303]

No they didn't

[@augustin1999]

One person one vote. That's how we elect even a dog catcher. Republicans are scared because their party isn't popular

[@banger2998]

augustin1999 it has to be this way if not the coasts would rule the entire country, and the people in smaller state would be entirely ignored and left out of how the country is ran. You cant silence millions of people in smaller places just because it benefits you, they also have a voice would be incredibly un Democratic to change the system as a matter of fact.

[@augustin1999]

@@banger2998 how do we elect our senators. It should always be one man one vote

[@Josejosh77]

You sound biased USA Today...🤔

[@mrose84]

Trump 24!!!

[@DailyLifeSolution]

Elctoral college is best system at present.

[@dreamypupper4080]

LMAO no it absolutely is not. It is possible to become president with less than 22% of the popular vote. Meaning someone could be president when more than 78% of the country hasn't voted for them. There're already 5 examples of presidents winning elections *without* a majority in the popular vote.

[@bayezeedfahim2929]

American democracy rules LOL

[@faarhaannkhan-kb3vh]

The worst Explanation ever

[@yodawg4916]

Who is doing this cause there parents tell them to be honest

[@conservativepersonnel8458]

Whaaaat???