THERE it is! Ezra Klein predicts Dem meltdown if #ElectionDay ‘House popular vote’ crisis unfolds (c

[Frank Cannon]

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2018/11/05/there-it-is-ezra-klein-predicts-dem-meltdown-if-electionday-house-popular-vote-crisis-unfolds-cue-facepalms/

The outcome of the midterm elections tomorrow remains to be seen, but Democrats, including Vox’s Ezra Klein, are already getting the talking points ready just in case (beverage warning):

    I don't think people are ready for the crisis that will follow if Democrats win the House popular vote but not the majority.

    After Kavanaugh, Trump, Garland, Citizens United, Bush v. Gore, etc, the party is on the edge of losing faith in the system (and reasonably so).

    — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 5, 2018

Um, that’s… something else.

    I have been in politics a pretty long time and this is the first intance I've ever seen the term "House popular vote" used.

    I'm not sure that's how voting for Representatives works…? https://t.co/XFclPi0ijY

    — Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) November 5, 2018

    House popular vote is not a thing. It's just not. If Democrats are losing faith in the system it might be because they don't understand the system. https://t.co/MDcxBrsJVb

    — Karol Markowicz (@karol) November 5, 2018

    Presidential popular vote isn't a thing either but at least in that case the "popular" vote is for those specific candidates. In this case, Democrats win landslides in some districts while Republicans win the contested races by only a little and this is somehow a problem?

    — Karol Markowicz (@karol) November 5, 2018

[Frank Cannon]

Wonder if Putin is behind this House Popular Vote scheme?

[DB]

It is going have to be wait and see.

But I would love a little MSM/leftest melt down later tomorrow... It would make my day...

[sneakypete]

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2018/11/05/there-it-is-ezra-klein-predicts-dem-meltdown-if-electionday-house-popular-vote-crisis-unfolds-cue-facepalms/

@Frank Cannon

  I have been in politics a pretty long time and this is the first intance I've ever seen the term "House popular vote" used.

    I'm not sure that's how voting for Representatives works…?

It is if you are a comrade. When Comrade Stalin was facing questions about allowing all the little comrades to vote for representatives,he kindly reminded them "It's not important who votes or who they vote for. What is important is who counts the votes."

[kevindavis007]

House Popular vote?? New to me.. I thought it was by district..

[Dexter]

It is if you are a comrade. When Comrade Stalin was facing questions about allowing all the little comrades to vote for representatives,he kindly reminded them "It's not important who votes or who they vote for. What is important is who counts the votes."

Pete we really need to work on your formatting.

[Snarknado]

Their latest meme is that it's utterly unfair for all those millions of excess CA votes to go to waste - they must be allowed to put them to work in other states...



edit> Yikes- I wrote they're instead of their - I guess they do have me rattled...

[Jazzhead]

House Popular vote?? New to me.. I thought it was by district..

Well, sure.  They're called "representatives".


What the Dems want are strict quotas by identity group.

[Frank Cannon]

House Popular vote?? New to me.. I thought it was by district..

Word on the street is that Brett Kavanaugh added House Popular Vote to his pocket Constitution after he was sworn in. Wrote it in Bic pen. Apparently that is legally binding now......at least that is what I read over at DU. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

I believe it happened in 2012, Dem candidates won more votes overall than GOP candidates but they didn't capture the House.

It'll be hysterical if it happens, but I don't think it will.