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Abolishing the electoral college means that politicians will only campaign in (and listen to) urban areas. That is not a representative democracy. We live in a republic, which means 51% of the population doesn’t get to boss around the other 49%.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Aug 23, 2019

I see Fox News is big mad about abolishing the electoral college. So let’s talk about it. 1) If the GOP were the “silent majority” they claim, they wouldn’t be so scared of a popular vote. They *know* they aren’t the majority. They rely on establishing minority rule for power.

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11:22 PM · Aug 24, 2019

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Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy

Democracy can easily devolve into tyranny by majority rule. The Founders understood this danger, and so they placed numerous checks on the power of the majority.

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Square miles don’t vote. People do.

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False. Instead of only caring about 3-4 swing states, if every ballot box tally was truly created equal, candidates would be heading to every corner of the country to garner support. You’re from Texas bro, this would help your constituents.

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No they would focus on highly populated cities.

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James Madison warned us about poeople like her. Tyranny of the Majority as he called it.

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You understand the current system let's 46% boss around 48%. honestly the only good explanation for what you're trying to say is that it basically means that urban people are less important than rural people... I won't speculate why that's your thought process.