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Democrats’ plan to scrap the Electoral College is finally within reach. One of its architects is having second thoughts. (www.vox.com)
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The 2026 blue wave could end up washing away the Electoral College. In addition to winning Congress, Democrats won full control of state governments in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. That means that a two-decades-in-the-making plan to switch our presidential elections to a popular vote system — a plan 18 states have already approved— […]

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[–] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

I already hear enough about how they're going to do away with Daylight Savings, and we still fiddle with our clocks twice a year.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 hours ago

    Do you not understand how your government works? The news reports on it every time Congress has a vote on it, but it has not passed both houses and been signed into law yet so of course you still have to change your clocks...

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