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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Ricardo Gutiérrez

      15. This illustrates my other key point about the Electoral College's legitimizing function: situations where nobody gets a majority of the popular vote, so the "winner" can be somebody who got a third of the vote, all of it from one radicalized regionhttps://twitter.com/icaito/status/1124634949452161024 …

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      Ricardo Gutiérrez @icaito
      The Constitution is antiquated and insufficient and it must be amended to get rid of the Electoral College. A true democracy is where one vote equals one voice and a plurality of votes equals winning an election, you pathetic oaf. https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1124323414720876549 …
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    2. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

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      16. This is a genre of response you get a lot from supposedly adult progressives: Conservative: [argue policy or point out that a progressive has misstated the facts] Progressive: Oh boo hoo you poor snowflake. https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1124633649222168576 …

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    3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Michael McDonald

      17. States have a distinct role in the United States that counties do not. The country is broader & more diverse than any one state. And no state weights counties by population as does the Electoral Collegehttps://twitter.com/ElectProject/status/1124636582496153600 …

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      Michael McDonaldVerified account @ElectProject
      This scenario literally happens in some statewide races for offices like governor, replacing states with counties, and strangely we abide by the popular vote within the state https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1124323414720876549 …
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    4. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Elizabeth Picciuto

      18. Again, this ignores the fact that the Electoral College is weighted by population. Texas, for example, has so many electoral votes because it has 28 million peoplehttps://twitter.com/epicciuto/status/1124634500959436801 …

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      Elizabeth PicciutoVerified account @epicciuto
      The D. People have agency and land does not. If there was one Democrat living on the Atlantic ocean (which has just become a state in this scenario), and the whole ocean was thus D-colored blue because of one vote, would someone who endorsed spatial elections think D should win? https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1124323414720876549 …
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    5. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Charles #GetVaxxed!  💉

      19. I submit that my hypothetical, which assumes 2016 turnout in every state & gives the R the same average share in winning states as Lincoln in 1860 (& more in the losing states than Lincoln got) is considerably more realistic than thishttps://twitter.com/charles_gaba/status/1124648192082087936 …

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      Charles #GetVaxxed!  💉Verified account @charles_gaba
      Regarding @baseballcrank's idiotic Electoral College defense: In which I prove how someone could theoretically win the U.S. Presidential election with only 0.00001% of the popular vote: http://acasignups.net/19/03/19/those-who-still-dont-get-how-stupid-electoral-college …
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    6. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

      Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Jonathan Chait

      20. I don't see the need for that: not how it has historically been done & few states are as vast & diverse as the whole country. But not a terrible idea for, say, California if the districts were regularly re-weighted by pop like the EC.https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1124654444715626497 …

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      Jonathan ChaitVerified account @jonathanchait
      Replying to @ElectProject
      I'd be interested if @baseballcrank believes states should adopt an electoral college-like system, in which a party that wins huge vote totals in a couple urban counties and loses everywhere else should lose, even if they get more votes?
      13 replies 14 retweets 123 likes
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    7. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

      21. Again, bear in mind - as noted in my column - that in practical effect, the Electoral College in nearly every case goes to the winner of popular *majorities*; it comes into play mainly where neither candidate gets one.https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/04/what-the-electoral-college-saves-us-from/ …

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    8. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

      22. You: but if we eliminated winner-take-all states, what might the candidate field look like? Me: Let's consider a real-world example:pic.twitter.com/Eoc8YPFLAS

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    9. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 4 May 2019

      23. As for Trump's tax returns: the norm of candidates releasing their taxes is a valuable one, & both Trump & Romney did themselves political damage by delaying/flouting it. But it's not a job requirement. Until 1916, no presidential candidate even paid income taxes.

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    10. Brian H Hunt‏ @BrianHHunt1 7 May 2019
      Replying to @baseballcrank

      This point is absurd. There was no federal income tax until 1913 due to constitutional amendment.

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 7 May 2019
      Replying to @BrianHHunt1

      My point exactly! Somehow, the Republic survived without using income tax forms to get disclosure of their finances.

      6:58 AM - 7 May 2019
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        1. Killer Faster‏ @TheKillerKev 7 May 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @BrianHHunt1

          Nice reply sir! You make very good points that are very thoughtful and pertinent! Thank you for yuor service

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        1. Magnet‏ @Cowmilk17 7 May 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @BrianHHunt1

          Right. There's nothing meaningly different about risks in the world of business and international affairs now vs 100 years ago to keep an eye on. You go with that.

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        1. Katie Dragon‏ @Dragon_Katia 7 May 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @BrianHHunt1

          That’s not a point! We used to use boiled willow bark for fevers but we have a better way now! Tax returns are a quick easy way to get financial information that people care about. Just because we can do it an old way doesn’t mean we should!

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        1. Mike Schilling (shoe size 10)‏ @_mike_schilling 7 May 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @BrianHHunt1

          Look up Revenue Act of 1861, genius.

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