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Originally Posted by Julie
All of you guys are soooo off the mark and I'm going to tell you why. 
You honestly think Hillary will not win because the majority despises her?
How many Americans love Bush? He was voted in twice.  |
The problem with that is the root cause of why the democrats lost the last 2 elections. All democratic votes are concentrated along the coastal cities and a few other liberal strongholds. In a winner take all system, that's not a smart strategy.
Hillary will take most of New England, California, Washington, Oregon, Illinois, and maybe a few more states. Those states have the liberals outnumber the conservatives 4 to 1 (hypothetically speaking). Where the conservatives in other states outnumber the liberals maybe 2 to 1. There are more liberals than conservatives. But they don't help because they like to congregate in giant cities in a few choice locations around the country.
If we switch the system to direct voting, liberals are not guaranteed the white house either. People will realize they have direct influence on the election now. Conservatives who may not vote in CA before might now choose to vote because his vote means something. Then we have the 3rd party candidates who just might have a good chance of winning due to voter backlash. At least they can siphon off votes directly from the 2 main parties.
Bottom line is the liberals may claim more heads, but their distribution is poor.