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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExcellent point. Oh the irony!
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Welcome to America, where ppl opposing affirmative action bc they don't want a level playing field for minority ppl defend the Electoral College bc they want a level playing field for minority states
Succinct and to the point, I say!
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Excellent point. Oh the irony! (Original Post)
Soph0571
Mar 2019
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Neither do most of us, but it is responsible for sticking us with some of the worst
smirkymonkey
Mar 2019
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smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)1. K&R
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)3. I was at a training programme in January run by a chap from Miami
He asked us Brits - what would you change about America...the vast majority of responses said Trump! I said get rid of electoral college. I do not and never will understand how the principle of one person one vote has escaped the wit of people in the largest 'democracy' on the planet....
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. Neither do most of us, but it is responsible for sticking us with some of the worst
presidents in American history. I really hope that one day it will become a relic of the past.
malaise
(269,054 posts)2. Brilliant
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