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LT Brad McInnis
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They only want to ditch it because it WORKED AS DESIGNED! They are upset because they lost, and can't come to grips with the reason they lost... So, of course it becomes racist, misogynist, and every other -ism... all to obfuscate from the fact that they failed!
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Maj John Bell
Maj John Bell
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PO2 Robert Aitchison - Given the choice between Federal government treading on a state's internal affairs and sovereignty, or directing a state process....?
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The Founding Fathers considered three (3) different systems for having a presidential election. Read about why they chose the one they did over the others.
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SSG Robert Webster
SSG Robert Webster
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PO2 Robert Aitchison - Actually county borders are not inherently arbitrary. I would suggest that when making such a statement that you consider how counties were formed both in the original colonies, to include the Spanish and French, and in the additional states after the inception of the USA.
There are two wiki articles that actually happen to be good starting points and then another excellent source of information about the formation and functions of counties in the US are genealogic books that cover state and county functions in regards to records keeping that actually subdivides the types of counties and how and why they were formed the way that they are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_(United_States)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_divisions_of_the_United_States
http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Red_Book:_American_State,_County,_and_Town_Sources

There are other resources available, but these three are a good start.
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SSG Robert Webster
SSG Robert Webster
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PO2 Robert Aitchison - Then use the results for each electoral district. Though I would not ordinarily use The Daily Kos as a source, there report on this very subject shows that it would still be highly probable that Trump would have won using a method like you describe.
See: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/30/1627319/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presents-the-2016-presidential-election-results-by-congressional-district
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SSgt Christopher Brose
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The thing I love about the Electoral College debate is that those who complain about it often seem to be unaware that it is constitutionally mandated, or that to change it, they would have to convince a majority of small states (whose interests are protected by the Electoral College) to agree to abolish it.
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SSG Robert Webster
SSG Robert Webster
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PO3 Bob McCord - And that is scary and terrifying, but we know that it does happen. Remember the cell phone public service announcement during one of Obama's campaigns?
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SSG Robert Webster
SSG Robert Webster
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PO3 Bob McCord - Great example.
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SSG Robert Webster
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An excellent presentation.
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SGT Jim Arnold
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SSG Robert Webster much better than I could ever explain it
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