US Democrats Win Enough Seats Nationwide to End Presidential Electoral College

throwaway-11-1

Want to get excited about this but I’m old enough to know they’ll probably revert to their fetish for watered down bi-partisan legislation and “taking the high road”. I’m willing to lose the pessimism if there’s a major change in leadership but not super hopeful about it.

armchairhacker

End First Past the Post. https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/ranked-choice-voting/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked-choice_voting_in_the_Un...

Simulacra

For those getting excited: The Electoral College is established by the US Constitution, and abolishing it would require a constitutional amendment.

TheCoelacanth

Can we stop pretending the filibuster is a real constraint? It's nowhere in the constitution and only exists if the majority of senators want it to exist. It's not a real rule. Just an excuse for inaction.