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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
I can't find it right now, but there was some essay that showed that someone could technically win the Presidency with something like 25% of the vote while his opponent got 75%. Basically if they won just 11 states by 1 vote, then didn't get a single vote in the other 39 states, they could win theoretically win the election.
The States rights arguments can be saved for 1850. This country just doesn't run that way anymore and never will. It's absolutely remarkable that our country boasts about democracy to the world yet doesn't allow its own people to elect their President.
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That was actually based on how many people voted in particular states on average.
Technically, if a candidate won 11 states 1-0, then lost every single other vote. He could theoretically win an election with 11 votes against 50,000,000+. That means in this country, someone can be President with .0000000001% of the popular vote.