What the f**k have you done! :shrug:
Will you PLEASE take Farage?
You can have Johnson as well on a BOGOF offer, no problems.
didds
I'll see your Johnson
Overall Trump won approximately 2,600 counties to Clinton’s 500, or about 84% of the geographic United States. However, Clinton won 88 of of the 100 largest counties (including Washington D.C.). Without these 100 largest counties she would have lost by 11.5 million votes.
We explained the electoral college.
And without Florida, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Michigan Trump would have lost.
If you start arbitrarily discarding sections of the electorate you can make the result say whatever you want.
And without Florida, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Michigan Trump would have lost.
If you start arbitrarily discarding sections of the electorate you can make the result say whatever you want.
This, in a nutshell, is what an electoral college is all about.
What the f**k have you done! :shrug:
No pics please Dickie E. :biggrin:I'll see your Johnson ...
Am I being thick? In a 2 horse race, why do the Americans need the complication of an Electoral College? :chin:This, in a nutshell, is what an electoral college is all about.
No pics please Dickie E. :biggrin:
Am I being thick? In a 2 horse race, why do the Americans need the complication of an Electoral College? :chin:
Why not just have a national election - no need to count states or counties - just add up all the votes and the one with most votes wins.
It sounds far simpler. :biggrin:Sounds like a referendum! :biggrin:
Am I being thick? In a 2 horse race, why do the Americans need the complication of an Electoral College? :chin:
Why not just have a national election - no need to count states or counties - just add up all the votes and the one with most votes wins.
The system was devised back in the 18th century when communication across the USA was extremely slow. With a written constitution such things are hard to change, and the winning side has no incentive to do so.In a 2 horse race, why do the Americans need the complication of an Electoral College? :chin: