the worst part is the founding fathers put in the #electoralcollege because they were afraid the hoi polloi would elect a demagogue (as well, of course, as #racist #slavery "concerns")
they thought the #ec would filter that and guarantee someone sane and non-malicious in the white house
instead, #hillaryclinton won in 2016 by 3 million votes
and the ec delivered to us a demagogue
the electoral college is an utter farce and must be abolished
Ben Royce 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 /
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2024-07-28 19:40:42
in reply to nevent1q…hvm9
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