(01-09-2019, 02:25 PM)TJBender Wrote:

(01-09-2019, 01:54 PM)mikesez Wrote: I agree that a direct election would change the face of American politics.

Yes, it would. The strategy would be to register Democrat before running for national office, because every major city in the United States except Fort Worth and San Diego has more registered Democrats than Republicans.

I think you're just looking at City boundaries which are less than meaningless in a National popular vote.
Any advertisement made to the people of Dallas or fort Worth will be seen by the entire North Texas Media market which  is Republican on the whole.
And like I said even the top 10 media markets with all the suburban and rural Republicans that live in them only amount to 30% of the US population.
The United States is not like France. Paris accounts for nearly 20% of the French population all by itself. We don't have a city like that. 
To win a National popular vote you will have to campaign all over the country in all types of areas.

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