I wanted to get this out of the way before any outcome.
Whether I'm pleased with the results or I'm disappointed, I think the time for the electoral college left with the advent of the Information Age. We've had a number of forum members here state that their vote doesn't matter because they know the color of their state.
More over, the electoral college, in my opinion, is the backbone of a two party system. It doesn't allow for all American Voices to be heard, just a few to be pandered to. Because it's a more economical use of time. What would it mean for America if a Democrat had to go into the Midwest and make their case, instead of having it be so red that it just isn't worth their time? What if Republicans needed a few votes from New York so he or she made concessions?
I think it would be a blow for contentious elections like this one. Where neither side has any real need to do anything but thump their party's bible and already plead to the converted.
Again, whether I 'win' today or I 'lose'... I think the Electoral College just makes ancillary winners of us all at the time. If Biden wins, terrific. But I know he didn't have to reach over to Republicans and try to meet them half way. If Trump wins... well, we know how he was 'restrained' for his first term. I doubt he'll be more kind in his second.
The Electoral College, explained
The bizarre, patchwork, Frankenstein’s monster of a system Americans use to choose their president.
www.vox.com
Whether I'm pleased with the results or I'm disappointed, I think the time for the electoral college left with the advent of the Information Age. We've had a number of forum members here state that their vote doesn't matter because they know the color of their state.
More over, the electoral college, in my opinion, is the backbone of a two party system. It doesn't allow for all American Voices to be heard, just a few to be pandered to. Because it's a more economical use of time. What would it mean for America if a Democrat had to go into the Midwest and make their case, instead of having it be so red that it just isn't worth their time? What if Republicans needed a few votes from New York so he or she made concessions?
I think it would be a blow for contentious elections like this one. Where neither side has any real need to do anything but thump their party's bible and already plead to the converted.
Again, whether I 'win' today or I 'lose'... I think the Electoral College just makes ancillary winners of us all at the time. If Biden wins, terrific. But I know he didn't have to reach over to Republicans and try to meet them half way. If Trump wins... well, we know how he was 'restrained' for his first term. I doubt he'll be more kind in his second.