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WheelHorseman's avatar

This idea of a Popular Vote Conpact would, if enacted, trigger a civil war. I've said this before, but I believe there is just no way that people who live in "fly over country" will allow urban/coastal elites to effectively silence them. States rights would be swept away and everything would be federal. Stupid, greedy, ignorant, crazy idea that would cause way more problems than it could possibly solve.

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Otiose's avatar

Under the current electoral system in states where one party dominates the incentive to cheat is lower as the state is already won, but if the popular vote is the deciding factor then the incentive to run up the vote totals by cheating is huge. Imagine states e.g. CA that can create an extra million votes to ensure the national vote goes their candidate's way.

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