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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The Joy Of Democracy
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:36:35 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:36:31 -0400, Joel wrote:

> Yeah, if we assume that the 2020 popular vote would've been about the
> same in a true national election, Biden won by a good amount, and yet it
> was still remarkably close in the state-by-state race.

I have heard it said that, if the US President was elected by popular 
vote, it’s likely a Republican would never occupy the White House again.

But then, that’s their own fault. Each time they lose an election, instead 
of trying to fix it by coming up with policies that appeal to a broader 
range of voters, currently their strategy seems to be to swing even 
further to the extreme right.