Elliott, I've been thinking about this sentence all week: "If our belief in the rules of democracy have become a partisan issue, how do we play the game at all?"
Another question, I've have is: If reforming/strengthening our democracy has become a partisan issue, how do we save democracy?
The Paxton lawsuit set off alarm bells among my Republican/conservatives friends. Suddenly reforming the Electoral College isn't that crazy. The clear answer to me is getting rid of the Electoral College all together, an idea that they are resistant to. Joe Biden won the Electoral College by winning three states: WI, GA, and AZ. Biden won the Electoral College by 43,809 votes, but Biden won the popular vote by 7,058,909 votes and received 51.3% (and an majority) of the popular vote. His popular vote margin is 4.4%. That Electoral College Popular Vote split is pretty outrageous.
Elliott, I've been thinking about this sentence all week: "If our belief in the rules of democracy have become a partisan issue, how do we play the game at all?"
Another question, I've have is: If reforming/strengthening our democracy has become a partisan issue, how do we save democracy?
The Paxton lawsuit set off alarm bells among my Republican/conservatives friends. Suddenly reforming the Electoral College isn't that crazy. The clear answer to me is getting rid of the Electoral College all together, an idea that they are resistant to. Joe Biden won the Electoral College by winning three states: WI, GA, and AZ. Biden won the Electoral College by 43,809 votes, but Biden won the popular vote by 7,058,909 votes and received 51.3% (and an majority) of the popular vote. His popular vote margin is 4.4%. That Electoral College Popular Vote split is pretty outrageous.
20,682 (WI) +10,457 (AZ) +12,670 (GA) = 43,809
81,281,502- 74,222,593 = 7,058,909
https://cookpolitical.com/2020-national-popular-vote-tracker
Overall, the fact that I'm having these conversations with my Republican/conservatives friends makes me hopeful.
-Elliot