Elect President via Popular Vote.

Democracy is 1 person, 1 vote.
State officials are elected via popular vote.
Why not POTUS?
The Electoral College is anti-democracy.

As of August 2025, 189.5 million Americans are registered to vote. That’s almost eight in 10 Americans who are 18 or older.

Among states reporting 2025 voter registration data, California has the most registered voters, 22.9 million, followed by Texas (18.3 million) and Florida (13.5 million). These states also rank highest in overall populations.

So, 22.9 CA+ 18.3 TX+ 13.5 FL = 55.7 million voters.

189.5 (Total registered) - 55.7 (CA, FL, TX) = 133.8 million voters.

So the thought that CA, TX, and NY alone can decide a presidential election is total BS.

The fact that several swing states can decide the presidential is total BS.

Yes, the US is not a democracy, it's a republic.....and that's the problem.

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fanuc2013 · 51-55, F

Because if it were the popular vote, the East coast and the West coast would elect the president. The rest of us would be wasting our time. The Founding Fathers recognized this and set up our system which has been working well for 250 years. When the Democrats lose, they start screaming for the popular vote. When they win, they want to leave things alone!

EBSVC · 41-45, T

@fanuc2013 And what of the disenfranchised in the red states? Or the blue states? Do we not matter I guess?

missyann · 56-60

@fanuc2013. 100% true.

JSul3 · 70-79

@fanuc2013

Take every voter in CA, NY, FL, and Texas ....there are still more registered voters in the remaining 46 states.

Every vote will mean something.

missyann · 56-60

@JSul3 Each state deserves to be represented separately. If CA and NY and most of the east and west coast who are democrat states the candidates will only visit those states want gun control
Why should all states have to
follow this?

Democrats have won the presidency. Just find a decent candidate who cares about the whole nation

JSul3 · 70-79

@missyann Tell me how many states Trump visited....both first and second term.

Trump cares about Trump and $$$$.

missyann · 56-60

@JSul3 This is about Trump not the electoral college

Democrats who have been decent candidates have benefited from this electoral college also

Each independent state make up the nation Which is why each state should be represented in national elections

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

@missyann

"This is about Trump not the electoral college"

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Theyitis · 36-40, M

@fanuc2013

Because of it were the popular vote, the East coast and the West coast would elect the president.

As it is with the electoral college the president is elected by about 1% of the population in a few “swing states”.

Also, as it is right handed people elect the president. Maybe left handed people’s votes should count for extra since they’re a minority? Or people who prefer crunchy instead of smooth peanut butter? See, no matter how you do it there will always be some sort of under-represented minority in presidential elections. What makes people who live in sparsely populated states such a special minority group that we have to correct the system to give their votes extra weight?

If the president is elected by popular vote, it will be one vote for each person, no matter where you live or what color your skin or which hand you write with or how you like your peanut butter. That’s the fair way to do it.

missyann · 56-60

@Theyitis So this means that individual states no longer make up rhe “United States “. The Federal Government owns the country.

States will no longer have sovereignty to govern themselves. Examples, education, transportation, law-enforcement, gun control, healthcare. Ect…. As much as y’all love, Trump. You would absolutely love California New York having to follow the abortion ban and gun laws

I don’t think states are ready to give up their individual rights, especially those of you and blue states

Can you imagine the chaos it would cause every administration change?