65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.

65% of U.S. adults say the way the president is elected should be changed so that the winner of the popular vote nationwide wins the presidency.

  • eronth@lemmy.world
    52·
    1 year ago

    This would not really change the two party system. All it would mean is that you genuinely need a majority of votes and not the majority of a weird convoluted combo of states.

    • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      It would destroy the party system. Suddenly there's a progressive democrat party and the freedumb caucus becomes it's own thing.

      I'm game for that.

      • Kethal@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        First-past-the-post voting systems result in two conflicting parties. This would entrench the two party system. The current system is not good, but popular vote is only slightly better.