r/inthenews • u/Advanced_Drink_8536 • May 27 '24

Donald Trump rejected by Libertarians, gets less than 1% of vote article

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rejected-libertarians-less-one-percent-vote-presidential-election-1904870
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u/el_dude_brother2 May 27 '24

Says man who lost last election against same opponent

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u/dinkieeee May 27 '24

And the popular against a very unpopular Hillary

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u/notsafeformactown May 27 '24

Republicans have won ONE popular vote since 1988. ONE.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '24

The electoral college totally isn't bullshit though!

The Republicans can only win if land gets more votes than actual people

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u/PeeDeeEex May 27 '24

Are you telling me one Wyomingite’s vote shouldn’t be more than 3 times as powerful as one Californian’s vote? Balderdash!

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u/[deleted] May 27 '24

The alternative would be unfair for the 30 Wyomingites

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u/thiswontlast124 May 27 '24

Something… something… 3/5th compromise

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u/Fantastic-Sandwich80 May 27 '24

They will argue against large populous states from having a disproportionate amount of voting power compared to smaller states....but see no issues with the inverse being the current system we use.

It's all in bad faith and they would only agree to change anything if it somehow led to Democrats having a harder time winning.

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u/ticawawa May 27 '24

Is that why Bill Gates is buying so much land in the empty red states?

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u/MyHusbandIsGayImNot May 27 '24

And is begging for 3% more.

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u/Proper_Career_6771 May 27 '24

Trump didn't even win the majority of votes to get the republican nomination in 2016.

The electoral college selecting Trump via technicality is the crown jewel of his lifetime failing upwards.