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LisaL

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18. Vote in Wyoming does count more than a vote in California.
Thu Dec 22, 2016, 08:11 PM
Dec 2016

Thanks to electoral college.

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Your coworker didn't even need to add New York, California alone would do it. PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #1
If we eliminate CA and NY, the welfare red states will have to actually pay lapucelle Dec 2016 #2
If we eliminated TX + FL Gore would have been named President in 2000 and Kerry would have won in geek tragedy Dec 2016 #3
If these states don't matter, then we should be allowed to secede Sanity Claws Dec 2016 #4
The economy would totally crash. duffyduff Dec 2016 #5
It's one of their more absurd "arguments" treestar Dec 2016 #6
If we eliminate all the bigots who voted for Trump stopbush Dec 2016 #7
Too too true Generic Other Dec 2016 #15
Saying states don't matter... JSup Dec 2016 #8
They want to eliminate people they don't like DBoon Dec 2016 #9
they are going to find out how many people MFM008 Dec 2016 #10
That's a bullshit meme he stole from twitter Blue_Tires Dec 2016 #11
you could respond with equally irrelevant facts about POS's EC win JustinL Dec 2016 #12
Great point! jzodda Dec 2016 #13
It will be any blue state that will not matter liberal N proud Dec 2016 #14
At Roughly 20% of the US population Stargleamer Dec 2016 #16
Vote in Wyoming does count more than a vote in California. LisaL Dec 2016 #18
great, then let them have their own president and laws. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #17
And if we eliminated TX, Trump wouldn't have gotten to 270 electoral votes. LisaL Dec 2016 #19
It belongs to Nexico anyway. - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #20
Sure, and if you want to lose a lot of weight quickly, just have one of your legs cut off. Nt aidbo Dec 2016 #21
The Electoral College is basically a gerrymander against demographics... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #22
If you don't count the votes against him MurrayDelph Dec 2016 #23
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