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Trump only won thanks to the electoral college, not because of democracy.
by diag 4y ago
Trump only won thanks to the electoral college, not because of democracy.
- ChickenNugger 4y agoEveryone who's candidate loses says this every single election, regardless of party. And the electoral college was a deliberate concession to the sparsely populated states where all the food is grown, as is the Senate. Because America is a constitutional republic, not a direct democracy. I don't know if this is still taught in school but I distinctly remember learning it.
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- thebooktocome 4y ago“Where all the food is grown” is a very interesting euphemism, I hadn’t heard that one before.
- lostlogin 4y agoEuphemism for what? It’s an interesting decision that was made and does it remain fit for purpose?
- ChickenNugger 4y agoWhy do you think it's a euphemism? It's literally where most of the US's food is grown: https://beef2live.com/story-states-produce-food-value-0-107252 https://beef2live.com/story-states-produce-food-value-0-1072... Growing up it was called "The Breadbasket of the country".