Politics Keep the Electoral College: Our view

[Denny Crane]

This is why we need IRV voting.

Any close election, like Nixon/Kennedy would mean massive delays to handle recounting 100M+ votes.

Heck, this election would be subject to recount.

.3% difference. I think that's automatic recount in most states.

 

[dviss1]

Any close election, like Nixon/Kennedy would mean massive delays to handle recounting 100M+ votes.

Heck, this election would be subject to recount.

.3% difference. I think that's automatic recount in most states.

Only asking because I don't know.

Do you know what Instant Runoff voting is?

 

[Denny Crane]

Only asking because I don't know.

Do you know what Instant Runoff voting is?

Yes.

2nd election between the top 2 to assure 50%+.

They still have to recount.

 

[dviss1]

Yes.

2nd election between the top 2 to assure 50%+.

They still have to recount.

So what? Pay people to recount.

IRV voting makes it so Rick Perry doesn't win TX with 39% of the vote.

 

[dviss1]

Yes.

2nd election between the top 2 to assure 50%+.

They still have to recount.

No it's not. IRV makes it so there isn't another election. You get more than one choice.

 

[dviss1]

This is instant runoff voting

 

[BrianFromWA]

Earmuffs.

http://yalerecord.org/2016/09/20/you-dumb-motherfuckers-by-james-madison/

What’s that? You’re scared? You’re worried you might elect as the next President a misogynistic turkey leg that somehow escaped the state fair, fell into a bale of hay, and inexplicably managed to bankrupt six companies? Oh dear, that sounds stressful. And nobody saw it coming? Wow, that sucks. I mean, Jesus Christ, how did nobody consider that one day, some insane demagogue might incite a populist rebellion and threaten to shit on our country? How did no one think to create some kind of safeguard?

OH WAIT. I DID. IN FUCKING 1787.

Remember that Constitution you guys all say you loooove so much? Yeah, I wrote that shit. All of it. Even though for some reason you assholes keep thinking it was Jefferson. And because I’m way smarter than all of you, I wrote in a little something I call the Electoral College.