Why Democrats Fear the Electoral College

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Why Democrats Fear the Electoral College

David Harsanyi   March 22, 2019


The United States isn’t a “democracy.” Though every American should have learned this fact in high school civics class, the smart set still like to ridicule people who point it out—such a cliche and all.

Today we see why the left has worked to convince Americans that majoritarianism is a profound moral good. And it’s not just that the political class is going through another silly debate about the suddenly inconvenient Electoral College. It’s that Democrats are increasingly comfortable attacking foundational ideas of American governance.

Most of the Founding Fathers believed that a diffuse democracy would weaken the ability of politicians to scaremonger and rely on emotional appeals to take power. Most of them believed that proportional voting would blunt the vagaries of the electorate and help ensure national stability. Democrats agree, which is why they want to scrap the system.

So much for protecting norms.

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[skeeter]

Rats are packing illegal aliens in certain high population states, giving them sanctuary and drivers licenses. There are enough now in the country to swing any popular vote - the most state-dependent and ethnically monolithic constituency in a party full of dependent, identity-obsessed constituents.

Of course the rats want to abolish the Electoral College.