What a coincidence that on the same day the Electoral College made Donald Trump the next president, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders both declared that the Electoral College either has to be changed or done away with completely.
As an elector, de Blasio found himself inside the belly of the beast Monday, and the process made him “heartsick.” Then again, he takes it personally when New Yorkers patronize Chick-fil-A against his wishes, too.
Just cast Electoral College vote. Heartsick. This is NOT what democracy looks like. One person, one vote is only fair way. Abolish the EC!
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) December 19, 2016
Ha, ha. Another snowflake "heartsick". Man up.
— Tobin Alfred (@TobinAlfred) December 19, 2016
Wow, that’s a lot of likes for a suggestion to scrap the Electoral College entirely. But if one person, one vote — a pure democracy — is the only fair way, we’d better do away with the Senate and the House of Representatives too, for starters, and just put everything to a direct vote of the people. That should work. For now, though, the United States is not a direct democracy.
correct. It isn't and it's a good thing with the U.S being a "republic" and all. You knew that though. ????
— Damian Biancarelli (@DGBiancarelli) December 19, 2016
True however this country isn't a democracy. It's a representative republic. Maybe you can you borrow Mr. Khan's constitution
— Caffeinated (@Disgruntled_vot) December 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/electmikeknebel/status/810933003337732098
https://twitter.com/JC_W12/status/810934558212390912
https://twitter.com/FinancialPlayer/status/810941291911467008
Not sure why it is so tough for people to grasp.
— Wait____what? (@Wait____what_) December 19, 2016
Funny you had no problem with the Electoral College when Obama won.
— Alicia Layne ? (@Alicia701) December 19, 2016
It shouldn’t be that tough for the mayor of New York City to grasp — he seemed OK with the system until now. Then again, so did President Obama up until last week, when the constitutional scholar told the press that the Electoral College is nothing more than a “carryover” from the nation’s founding.
https://twitter.com/Ganzobean/status/810934091239538689
sorry commie Under #ElectoralCollege system, voters elected a national president, not California’s choice for president.
— Vic Vega (@CapitalisticPig) December 19, 2016
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https://twitter.com/beasleyrb/status/810938028369833984
https://twitter.com/Bernie4Indiana/status/810938121449861124
Speaking of socialists and superdelegates, Sen. Bernie Sanders, who won quite a few states of his own but was kneecapped by the Democratic National Committee, suddenly agrees that something’s wrong with the American electoral system.
Trump received 2.5 million fewer votes than Clinton, yet he'll soon be president. Clearly, in a democratic society, this shouldn't happen.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 19, 2016
We need to change the electoral college.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 19, 2016
Yeah, maybe Sanders should set his sights a little lower to start, like fixing that superdelegate problem in the Democratic Party.
Maybe you should work on that superdelegate system first of that party you don't actually belong to. https://t.co/v3dMIbGTUC
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/matthewruu/status/810972676273635328
@SenSanders the electoral college is too expensive. We need free electoral college. And we will pay for it by taxing the rich!
— add your name (@kneught) December 19, 2016
Please, tell those of us in a republic more about democracy mister socialist.
— Ron Barker (@WrongNowShutUp) December 19, 2016
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