(05-08-2019, 09:04 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(05-08-2019, 08:31 PM)pirkster Wrote: Permanence and total destruction of opposition is the end game.
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Are you denying the radical left would prefer to end the Electoral College?

Many political actors would like to totally destroy their opponents, if fate gave them the chance.
But as long as there is freedom of speech and association, and fair elections, there will be at least  two parties.  The party in power will have an opponent.
Ending the electoral college just takes the focus of presidential campaigns away from swing states and spreads it evenly around everywhere.  
There would still be at least two parties afterwards.
If Democrats were proposing that someone should be President for life, I'd be concerned.
If they were proposing throwing candidates in jail or disqualifying them for saying stuff elite people don't like, I'd be concerned.
If they were proposing anything to undermine freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of the press, and free elections, I'd be concerned.
Switching from an electoral college to a popular vote ain't no thing, though.

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(05-08-2019, 08:54 PM)pirkster Wrote: There's actually a sane one running.  I would have never imagined.

I must say I am impressed there is, indeed, actually an honest Democrat out there who put his hat in the race.

https://twitter.com/AmiHorowitz/status/1...1183042560

Never heard of this guy.
The Democrats already had Michael Benet and John Delaney running as sane choices.  If neither of them captured anyone's imagination, I doubt this Ami guy will do any better.