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Originally Posted by DeepIron
The question is, what are we going to do about the present situation? 
The short answer: nothing. The current US electoral sysem is flawed. The Electoral College system is outdated and should be overhauled. It sucks to see the popular vote go one way, and the results of the Electoral College go another...  |
I keep trying to point out that this is nothing new, and it is not just 'current'. Clear back in 1824 Andrew Jackson won both the popular AND electoral votes, but not by a plurality. It then went to the House of Representatives, who elected John Quincy Adams to be president. It's easy to say it should be overhauled, but exactly what changes would you make?
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There should be a much lower cap on what a candidate can raise, IMO. It becomes more of a focus on $$$ than issues.
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The downside being that candidates with their own money would have an advantage. Limit what they can spend, maybe?
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The days of "responsible, citizen-oriented government" in America are gone. They died with Truman. Now Big Business, Special Interest Groups, $$$ and greed rule government in the US.
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Again, nothing new. Those things have always ruled; or at least the losing side has made those accusations.