created by Oswald_Marc_Rogers on 31/01/2025 at 06:01 UTC
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Say at some point, they changed their mind on creating and adopting the Electoral College during the 1787 Constitutional Convention. What will the outcome be from this and will we have more major political parties because of this?
Comment by mangalore-x_x at 31/01/2025 at 06:41 UTC
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First past the post and winner takes all is the actual problem besides allowing gerrymandering.
The EC is just a vehicle for logistical reasons that shows the problem of other flaws. E.g. a fully proportionally assigned ec would not have these problems.
Comment by ttttttargetttttt at 31/01/2025 at 07:08 UTC
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Very little would change.
Comment by sparduck117 at 31/01/2025 at 08:27 UTC
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Likely the south wouldn’t have remained in the United States during the first constitutional convention after the articles of confederation
Comment by Kitchener1981 at 31/01/2025 at 12:11 UTC
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Would there still be three separate and equal branches? The logistics of campaigning would be difficult but doable. It would probably be a century before candidates could actively campaign across the whole nation. There would be campaigns operating in each state. I am assuming that the alternative is a general election for president and vice president, and not any form of Electoral Electoral or assembly which is conveined to select the president. There would probably be several political parties across the left-right spectrum ranging from Marxist to Fascist. The two party system would not survive to present day.