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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (88447)	8/11/2018 12:23:30 PM
From: cosmicforce	Respond to of 361773

Perhaps the people that voted for racism and Carpetbagging Yankees could give it a rest for one election cycle, either vote for the person who didn't collaborate with the Russians, or sit back and let the rationality of country's plural consensus do its thing. I'd like to watch the movie without a hail of popcorn from the people in the back row that don't like the idea of making films that aren't filled with characters from Hee Haw or worse, the Gangs of New York.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (88447)	8/11/2018 12:23:39 PM
From: Wharf Rat	1 Recommendation Recommended By pocotrader Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361773

It doesn't have to change; it just needs to find a few more states (100 electoral votes) to go along with this. 11 States Pledge Electoral College Votes to Popular Vote Winner ... May 7, 2018 - Now, 11 states have pledged to give all of their Electoral College votes to the candidate the winner of the national popular vote, The 11 states signed have 172 Electoral votes among them, and they are all states that voted for Clinton in the 2016 election.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (88447)	8/11/2018 12:45:35 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361773

As WR pointed out, 11 states have already pledged all their electoral votes to the popular vote winner. That seems to be the avenue that will succeed the quickest. Times are changing, and you rural folks need to be put in your place. Two-thirds of global population will live in cities by 2050, UN says. Today, around 55 percent of the world's population is thought to be living in an urban area or city, with that figure set to rise to 68 percent over the coming decades, according to the UN.May 17, 2018 Two-thirds of global population will live in cities by 2050, UN says