get rid of the fucking electoral college

socialistexan:

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wilwheaton:

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orangepenguino:

mapsontheweb:

How much each vote actually counts for in US presidential elections.

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I’ve seen this map before and it always makes me so fucking mad.

So. Mad.

This is why America needs the national popular vote.

The electoral college is a disaster

nice to know my vote is worth less than a vote in the least populous state in the union despite living in the country’s most populous city

Yeah, living in Texas is fun. My vote counts literally less than any other state. (And, given the winner takes all system, and voting blue, my vote actually doesnt count at ALL. Yaaaaaaay)

^ Texas is turning purple fast though, so keep voting, because our population is getting younger, more educated, and less white and it’ll come quicker than you think (maybe even this year if we show up for Beto O’Rourke and kick out Ted Cruz).

Texas’s general population favored Obama at a +5%, but because of our strict voting laws and decreasing accessibility of the means to vote (fewer DMVs and voting places in black and Latino areas for instance) means our voting population was at a -9% on Obama (same % Clinton lost by too).

So don’t get discouraged, we can beat them if we actually show up!