Why don’t the Electoral College and popular vote always match up? l ABC News

Four times the winner of the national popular vote lost the presidency - most recently in 2016 when Hillary Clinton won the popular vote - and it could happen in 2020 due to the Electoral College.
#ABCNews #Election2020 #Vote2020 #ElectoralCollege #PopularVote #Politics

[@jessicaemilia101]

If my vote counts less because I am in NJ then my taxes should lower in proportion. No taxation without representation comes to mind.

[@MistyinLouisiana]

If there were no electoral college, the people of just ONE AREA of the nation could actually choose the president. We NEED the electoral college. It is the only way for ALL people of our nation to be represented, and not just those of one area, or one large state. This also speaks to why, as the lady in the video spoke about, the Congress does not use the electoral college...we vote on Senators and Representatives...Congress...in smaller areas...congressional DISTRICTS.. Think about it.

[@josephquesnel1737]

Exactly. The electoral college ensures candidates give a crap about middle America. Otherwise, they would need to only focus on New York and California.. (Isn't that interesting, two safe Democrat states...hmmm)

[@erock736]

In theory, in reality they don’t give a damn about anything other than their bank accounts.

[@Rikard_A]

You are descibing the current system. Million of americans have their voices silenced.

[@samanthaw4955]

This voting system in America is weird. Each vote should count and who gets the most wins like in all other democracies and not on who wins certain states. Americans can't even vote in a timely fashion and looks like a third world country when it comes to voting with corrupt practices given the nod.

[@itz_icy_gaming2930]

We don’t have a actual democracy because if that was the case the majority would always decide we have more of a republic

[@bestproto5117]

@@itz_icy_gaming2930in you're state you directly elect your governor its not the same at the federal level because its a federation!

[@hansh.9199]

You showed your ignorance perfectly

[@stormyweather9917]

We have to stop people like Stacey Abrams, who "harvest" tens-of-thousands of fraudulent ballots. She deserves jail time for what she did.

[@Name-py2el]

@@itz_icy_gaming2930 So instead the minority decided over the majority? Funny how the republican benefit from this rigged system with the senate and president.

[@ivanplacido6996]

Abolish the electoral college. One person = one vote for everyone. Land doesn't vote , people do !

[@darrynmurphy2038]

Never forget, a candidate technically can win if they only get 1 vote in each of the 11 most key states

[@veniamanimineque4671]

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[@TheBrooklynbodine]

Exactly.

[@Eluzian86]

The Electoral College basically means the States of the United States elect the President of the United States, because each State is a sovereign entity within the United States, similar to how most of the countriesof Europe are united in the European Union. So you can't get rid of the Electoral College without diminishing State sovereignty further to where each State becomes something more akin to counties within the country. It would no longer be the United States of America, but simply America. Also, the proportional composition of the Senate can only change on a State by State agreement.

[@rockyracoon3233]

Classic "separation of powers"!

[@ForAnAngel]

You can change it so that the electors within each state are given proportionally instead of all or nothing. That would vastly reduce the chance of an inversion.

[@HooyahPeacock]

You in Kansas

[@Eluzian86]

@@HooyahPeacock Utah

[@ForAnAngel]

@Fool 4 Christ No because the number of electoral votes per state will still be determined by number of representatives + senators the same way it is now. But instead of only a handful of swing states mattering all states would matter.

[@MrAdrenaline1982]

The electoral college is needed or else NYC and LA alone would determine the President for every election.

[@baileygregg6567]

I see that is rather backwards. I think you mean California, you know that place is constantly on fire and has problems as well as child trafficking. You know those things that people call coyotes lately...

[@NoOne-ii1th]

Why should my vote be worth less than yours just because I live in a big city.

[@Allin7days]

This “winner-take-all” system, unlike the Electoral College, is not mandated by the Constitution. States could choose to award their electoral votes *proportionally* to their statewide popular vote, ensuring that every vote in even reliably blue or red states mattered to the outcome. This can be changed without a constitutional amendment.

[@smonster9807]

Funny how now, since people don’t get what they want, this becomes an issue that everyone wants to address. Too late. Should’ve been more proactive decades ago but everyone has been so worried about their Facebook, Twitter and instagram posts. Can’t be in it part time or just when you feel like it. The government runs 24/7 not just when you get through partying.

[@noetorres5]

I know I'm 2 years late saying this, but there have been more than 200 atempts to change the current voting system from all sides, left, right, and the moderate. As a matter of fact, the current electoral college has been changed from its original already a couple of times. Its not that its too late, it just that you are as ignorant as the people you call out.

[@josephquesnel1737]

This is an issue specifically because urban Democrats are angry that they are losing. The news report ignores the partisan elements to this and assumes that changing the system is positive. This is called biased reporting

[@cryptobunny2506]

Taxation without representation would be result without EC... come on people

[@robertsimpson1312]

Each state gets 2 senators which evens things out...one person one vote

[@h7opolo]

we need to abolish this electoral college nonsense.

[@wmsuttonjr]

I'm fascinated by articles like this. First, there is no such thing as a 'popular vote.' Second, when you cast your ballot, you are selecting which parties' Electors you are sending to the Electoral College. You are not casting a vote for a particular candidate. The Electoral College is brilliant. Otherwise, the 3 largest states would pick the President and disenfranchise most of America.

[@tracephoto1823]

It was said right in the beginning that they chose to go against the popular vote because “there was no such thing as campaigning and they thought people would just vote for their local leaders....”. Yeah, well, that’s not the case anymore is it. So, amend the constitution, abolish the electoral college, let the candidates campaign and let the people vote. Period.

[@christopherdanaher7559]

States would then mean nothing in a national popular vote. Then why have them as it relates to the one national election?

[@victoriaborzillo4893]

Popular vote should produce American president not electoral college(governors)

[@420blackbirds8]

Electoral college is racist! Those who live in the Midwest has more electoral point per person than those American citizen living in the large costal city.

[@realblacksknowthetruth1519]

I'm black and I even know it's not racist stop! Seriously cut the crap! Oh my God SMH SMH

[@gabrieltang2127]

Go away, alien

[@realblacksknowthetruth1519]

@@gabrieltang2127 I'm not from outer space I was born right here in New York City! why don't you actually have something productive to say with a real thought and use one of those brain cells you've got left before you start trying to insult someone?☝️🤓

[@realblacksknowthetruth1519]

@Roger Tavarez Florida, New York, california, and Texas are the largest populations that you could physically combine and they could beat 46 States just based on the population alone! Are you really this stupid to not understand what a popular vote means? Oh my God

[@realblacksknowthetruth1519]

@Roger Tavarez please whatever you do I hope you didn't vote and I hope you really stop dealing with politics because you're too stupid to understand genuinely too stupid to understand

[@robertsimpson1312]

All states should split

[@tonyfriggs]

How many times.........

[@votepatriot]

Vote blue, America needs you now

[@arilarsiandi8544]

the electoral college is an oligarchy, not a democracy. it should be the people who vote directly. One man one vote...

[@BongKH168]

How do you think about electoral college?

[@cathyleebormannfitzpatrick]

Yeah... didn't make sense at all !!??!!??

[@narashi4000]

Whos here for homework like

[@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. The founders were VERY smart.

[@bladerunner6282]

excess votes within a state create wasted popular votes for the winner. waste enough votes and those wasted votes may well create a popular vote winner and an electoral college loser. remember, those wasted popular votes do NOT count towards the electoral college total.

[@jaxs7267]

When there is an issue with the electoral college vote, why can't we use the popular vote to decide the outcome of the election?

[@bladerunner6282]

because of that darn constitution.

[@jaxs7267]

@Joeneyrd Sounds like a republican talking point and strategy they're using now.

[@ryanbabcock6348]

The electoral college is out dated the population should choose our leaders

[@josephquesnel1737]

Would this be such an issue for the national media if it did not act against Democrats? Heavily urban states that favour Democrats are hopping mad about the rules and don't care about the constitutional rationale of protecting smaller states that now tend to favour Republicans. This news report fails to mention the partisan interests at play here and assumes the Democrat interests (surprise, surprise given the bias of national reporters towards Democrats)..

[@thedecktothe16thpower56]

Electoral Colleges; Where you can buy your own space and lots of it, but your lots of space will only buy you alienation. Then they turn around and blame cities that had nothing to do with their self inflicted alienation and call that not fair.

[@Tippy150]

Why can't "We the People" vote to keep or get rid of the electoral college? It is so obvious the USA does not need it.

[@danielmiranda6127]

We do need it and if you dont understand why, you need to do some research

[@clement2780]

how about congress results decide presidential win?

[@relativegifrelativegif8369]

The electoral college is an oligarchy who chooses the president

[@clement2780]

would gore stayed out of iraq afghanistan wars?

[@stumpjumper5561]

Well maybe some scholar can try, maybe 701 time might be it.

[@throughaishaseyes4004]

This would have made Hillary the preident in 2016 because she won the popular vote but lost to trump so sad. its like our vote dont matter. Then electoral college should be the one to vote only.

[@billturner8823]

*A Trump University poll has the president leading in all 72 states!* 🤪

[@tbc9096]

If Kerry out-edged Bush in Ohio in 2004 by a few thousand votes, he would’ve won Ohio and the electoral vote despite losing the popular vote by close to 3 million. It almost happened in 1960, too

[@niltomega2978]

Nobody has ever won the popular vote because there is no contest for it.

[@followerofjesus1114]

Grammar?

[@josephquesnel1737]

If this issue favoured Democrats, would there be much attention on it?

[@michaeldewitt4959]

It should be vote is equal no electrol vote Just popular vote electrol vote is fraud means our popular vote I love Trump buy should be just vote is one wY

[@landyachtfan79]

Because Trump won't let it.

[@ontopofbottom]

What? You think this is trump? It’s been this way forever. Idiot

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

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[@toliveischristtodieisgain2436]

✝️KJV John 17:20-21 "Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word." ..✝️"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me."✝️.......continued.

[@junefox8434]

Wonderful post. Amen

[@barnacles1352]

bruh stfu. this wont convince anyone to join your religion

[@victoriaborzillo4893]

Abolish electoral college American voters should elect president. Not the governors of each state because they will place there party representives in college. Electoral college is ruled by governors.

[@JS-mj9en]

Only in America 🤦

[@RadAcull]

Vote red all the way down

[@SmileyD7777]

Time to abolish electoral college vote

[@cortright3669]

Ignore polls. VOTE BLUE

[@Ramon_92]

USA has never been a democracy you guys claim youre the best democracy in tbe world. You have the dream of being a democracy youre far from it !!. You know a vote doesnt matter where or by who its casted in europe? 1 vote is worth 1 vote.... in America it matter where you live not who you are !!

[@ontopofbottom]

Yeah but Europe sucks balls

[@byLizzDevine]

Are We Waisting Our TIME ?

[@hansh.9199]

China would love to change UN’s voting rules to “one person, one vote”

[@krishnamagar1158]

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[@lucianavimentani432]

_ Trump - Pence 2020 _

[@ronkirk5099]

Encourage your state to join with many other states in The National Popular Vote Inter-state Compact. Membership will insure your state's electoral college votes go the the winner of the NATIONAL popular vote. This is the easiest way to get rid of the electoral college because it doesn't require a constitutional amendment. The 'electoral college' system is undemocratic and must be reformed before we can have a true Democracy where every vote counts.

[@josephquesnel1737]

I'm not an American, but if I was from a smaller state I would fight this "compact" as it is a partisan-led attempt to BYPASS the constitutional amendment process. Surprise, surprise urban Democrats are leading this charge. hmmm. Sore loser syndrome?

[@realblacksknowthetruth1519]

And just to remind you guys if the shoe is on the other foot and it's Republicans turn don't be mad if we actually win the popular vote just remember that ☝️🤓

[@dulcethjay3845]

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[@lowe1988]

Abolish it now

[@imscanon]

America has changed so much since the Constitution was written. It's not horse and buggy time anymore. The Constitution needs to reflect our lives as they are now and it needs to be updated to eliminate the electoral college. It simply isn't necessary anymore. Popular vote is the voice of the people. The more people you have speaking for us, the higher the likelihood for fraud to occur. The People vote and the person with the most votes wins. It's not complicated.

[@HooyahPeacock]

Yeeeaaahhh but the EC wasn't established till 1804

[@danielhortalenlet8002]

Yes it really could happen! Probably will lol!

[@ericmedlock1065]

First!

[@denisefoster6865]

This sounds like the "new" math. Very difficult to understand.

[@arithia5874]

Lack of enthusiasm among Democrats keeps and supports the status quo. For this election, apathy reigns in the Democrat camp. They see a huge loss in their future.

[@notme2day]

😅 yeah .. that's why so many democrats are standing in line for HOURS .. We lack enthusiasm that's why a blue wave hit 2018 and a tsunami is coming 2020🌊🌊🌊🌊 But tell yourself what you must to sleep at night 😉😆😆😆😆😆

[@jblive8309]

We need the electoral college system

[@MW-yc2qd]

It is long over due for the electoral college to go and for the peoples vote to be what counts.

[@insonglee3955]

Send a strong message to Trump and haters that America stands for decency, fairness, integrity, compassion, etc etc etc. Vote Blue!

[@GoblinStomp]

Classic democrats this is the “Well if we do it by popular vote, our party can win everytime!!🤩🤩🤩”

[@realblacksknowthetruth1519]

Stop wasting our time with fake news let's talk about Hunter and that laptop

[@baileygregg6567]

Oh they won't do that. Then again this is the channel That doesn't even know what the terminology coyote means.

[@Pulpswo]

Maybe a change in the system is needed. The popular vote should be the winner as it is how any democratic country would do.

[@hansh.9199]

You don’t know what you are talking about

[@Pulpswo]

@@hansh.9199 Tell that to the democratic countries that practices this voting system

[@hansh.9199]

@@Pulpswo That’s why they are going down the communism road fast.

[@kienphamvan6389]

Vote trump

[@thehalloweenheavymetalmusicwar]

The Electoral College should be abolished.

[@itz_icy_gaming2930]

No

[@thehalloweenheavymetalmusicwar]

@@itz_icy_gaming2930 Yes!

[@itz_icy_gaming2930]

@@thehalloweenheavymetalmusicwar NO! Y’all never have a problem with it until President Trump won yall didn’t complain about it when Obama won either

[@thehalloweenheavymetalmusicwar]

@@itz_icy_gaming2930 I've been saying this even when Obama became president and I voted for him. The Electoral College needs to go no matter who wins.

[@thehalloweenheavymetalmusicwar]

@@itz_icy_gaming2930 The Electoral College suppresses individual votes.

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[@baileygregg6567]

Well it's actually Hunter Biden who involves laptop, Joe Biden is the one who gets the kickbacks financially that shows his corruption.

[@notme2day]

Actually the truth is trumps FBI received the laptop in 2019 and could not verify anything about it. Just like everything with tRump it's disinformation and fake.