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you are arguing that legally, it shouldnt have anything to do with electing the president.
I'm not arguing what anything should be legally, I'm simply explaining to you how the United States elects presidents.
im pointing out, that due to contemporary custom, delegates vote according to the popular vote of their constituents.
Custom is not law. And how the people vote in Maine has no bearing on where California's electoral votes go.
The popular vote counts the total number of votes each candidate received nationwide. If the popular vote decided the election, Hillary Clinton would be the president.
the electoral vote is quite intertwined with the pop vote at the moment.
No, it isn't. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. She did not win the election. No amount of semantics will ever change that.
say that it legally shouldnt be that way all you want, but it is that way.
No, it isn't. Who won the popular vote, and who won the election?
and you never really answered another one of my questions. you call the popular vote a joke. how is what most americans want, a joke?
Because most Americans don't have an adequate understanding of the electoral system, this nation's history, the values it was founded on, or the reasons why our Founding Fathers created a Constitutional Republic over a democracy.
and im not saying that we should choose the pres by pop vote, as ive already mentioned that i dont believe this to be the case. but ill not be saying stupid shit like, the popular vote is a joke.
It is a joke. Who won the popular vote, and who won the election? The popular vote does not determine who the president is. If it did, Hillary Clinton would be the president and not Donald Trump.