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NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« on: December 20, 2016, 10:50:24 pm »
NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
By Rebecca Savransky - 12/20/16 09:00 AM EST

The New York Times is calling for an end to the Electoral College.

Americans would prefer by overwhelming majorities to elect a president using a popular vote system, the newspaper's editorial board said in a piece published Monday.

"They understand, on a gut level, the basic fairness of awarding the nation’s highest office on the same basis as every other elected office — to the person who gets the most votes," the editorial said.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/311145-ny-times-calls-for-end-to-electoral-college
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2016, 10:51:46 pm »
That's nice. When any one  of these folks can demonstrate they know half of founder knew maybe it will be time to listen.
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2016, 10:54:06 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on December 20, 2016, 10:50:24 pm
Americans would prefer by overwhelming majorities to elect a president using a popular vote system, the newspaper's editorial board said in a piece published Monday.

"They understand, on a gut level, the basic fairness of awarding the nation’s highest office on the same basis as every other elected office — to the person who gets the most votes," the editorial said.

They'll support it ... until they realize that most people in most states will be effectively disenfranchised thereby.
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2016, 11:02:38 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on December 20, 2016, 10:50:24 pm
NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
By Rebecca Savransky - 12/20/16 09:00 AM EST

The New York Times is calling for an end to the Electoral College.

Americans would prefer by overwhelming majorities to elect a president using a popular vote system, the newspaper's editorial board said in a piece published Monday.



Do they know this by taking a poll? Is this poll as accurate as the ones taken on Election day?
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2016, 11:19:08 pm »
They are pushing this because they know once they achieve this end - that New York, Boston, Chicago and LA will decide who "wins" a presidency and the rest of "flyover country' becomes totally and completely irrelevant, without any voice in the political process whatsoever.

By design of wannabe tyrants and knowing that the imbeciles that make up their vast constituencies will buy and advocate the nice-sounding argument about the 'popular vote'.

Then it truly will become 5 wolves and a sheep deciding what is for dinner.
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2016, 11:22:55 pm »
Is this the same NY Times that published an "I'm Sorry" letter for their readers after they blew all their credibility in this election cycle?
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2016, 01:30:57 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on December 20, 2016, 10:50:24 pm
NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
By Rebecca Savransky - 12/20/16 09:00 AM EST

The New York Times is calling for an end to the Electoral College.

Americans would prefer by overwhelming majorities to elect a president using a popular vote system, the newspaper's editorial board said in a piece published Monday.

"They understand, on a gut level, the basic fairness of awarding the nation’s highest office on the same basis as every other elected office — to the person who gets the most votes," the editorial said.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/311145-ny-times-calls-for-end-to-electoral-college

http://www.gallup.com/poll/198917/americans-support-electoral-college-rises-sharply.aspx
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2016, 01:37:06 am »
How many divisions does the NYT editorial board have?
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2016, 01:58:16 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on December 20, 2016, 10:50:24 pm

"They understand, on a gut level, the basic fairness of awarding the nation’s highest office on the same basis as every other elected office — to the person who gets the most votes," the editorial said.


We have that already.  The States allocate their votes (electors), and whomever gets a majority is elected.  We're the united STATES, not citizens.
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2016, 02:00:02 am »
Everybody knows the NYT would sing the praises of the electoral college if Hillary had won there and lost the popular vote.  They don't realize how silly they look to the average reader.
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2016, 02:18:50 am »
Quote from: skeeter on December 21, 2016, 01:37:06 am
How many divisions does the NYT editorial board have?

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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2016, 04:51:09 am »
Quote from: NY Slimes

The New York Times is calling for an end to the Electoral College.


Might as well call for an end to the rest of the Constitution while they're at it.


Quote from: NY Slimes

Americans would prefer by overwhelming majorities to elect a president using a popular vote system run by Democrats and ripe with corruption where they could control election results for eternity, the newspaper's editorial board said in a piece published Monday.


They learned early on from Uncle Joe - "It is not who votes that counts, it is he who counts the votes."


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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2016, 06:01:39 am »
Quote from: cato potatoe on December 21, 2016, 02:00:02 am
Everybody knows the NYT would sing the praises of the electoral college if Hillary had won there and lost the popular vote.  They don't realize how silly they look to the average reader.

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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2016, 11:37:00 am »
Quote from: skeeter on December 21, 2016, 01:37:06 am
How many divisions does the NYT editorial board have?

Heh...nice.  888high58888


If anything the Electoral College needs to be based upon each Representative District getting one vote and the State popular vote represented by the two senatorial slots.
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2016, 11:37:55 am »
Anyone remember when they called on the cancellations of mid-term elections? Right before 2014 when the Dems lost big time.
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Re: NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2016, 01:34:23 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on December 20, 2016, 10:50:24 pm
NY Times calls for end to Electoral College
By Rebecca Savransky - 12/20/16 09:00 AM EST

The New York Times is calling for an end to the Electoral College.

Americans would prefer by overwhelming majorities to elect a president using a popular vote system, the newspaper's editorial board said in a piece published Monday.

"They understand, on a gut level, the basic fairness of awarding the nation’s highest office on the same basis as every other elected office — to the person who gets the most votes," the editorial said.

more
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/311145-ny-times-calls-for-end-to-electoral-college

Sorry, but anything printed in the NYT is automatically fake news until proven otherwise, which this hasn't been.
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