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Originally Posted by Guest
Electoral College works to some extent but is now mostly just an expression of the wills of each party as they seem to have a great deal of say in who becomes Electors.
That's why Trump was assured election despite what the popular vote was. It is just more party politics and politics as usual. And from his appointments Donald Trump is showing that he is just part of the same old same old group of people mainly looking out for themselves and their friends and families and keeping things just like they have been. No swamp draining here that I see. Bigger government with Donald Trump and more entrenchment of the rich and powerful.
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Trump is assured the election despite the popular vote because we do not consider the popular vote when electing a president.
What you're saying is like going to to play a golf match at match play and when you lose claiming that you should get the prize because you shot a lower score.
Sorry, but the popular vote is not how we keep score in presidential elections.
Of course the partied have a lot to say about who the electors are. The electors are party operatives. The same with candidates. The parties get to choose who they want to be their candidates and they get to do it however they wish.
How did the Green Party select Jill Stein to be their candidate? How did Gary Johnson become the candidate of the Libertarian Party?
Who else would select the electors?