The most undemocratic part of the election process in the U.S.
While many voting enthusiasts try to convince America that their vote DOES matter, the 2008 election is proof that your vote doesn't count for shit. While the popular vote was only 7 percent apart, the electoral vote was 35 percent apart; proof positive that the electoral college anally reamed America and the whole concept of Democracy.
While many voting enthusiasts try to convince America that their vote DOES matter, the 2008 election is proof that your vote doesn't count for shit. While the popular vote was only 7 percent apart, the electoral vote was 35 percent apart; proof positive that the electoral college anally reamed America and the whole concept of Democracy.
Worker #1:"You going to vote on Tuesday?"
Worker #2:"Nah. What's the point? The electoral college is gonna do whatever the hell it wants to anyway."
Worker #2:"Nah. What's the point? The electoral college is gonna do whatever the hell it wants to anyway."
by IndependentForever November 3, 2009
The chosen elite who *actually* get to vote for the president, while you're out pretending your vote means something.
Bob: Hey Mary, we got the same polling place, wanna go make our voices heard?
Mary: Ain't nobody gonna hear my voice with the electoral college speaking all over me.
Mary: Ain't nobody gonna hear my voice with the electoral college speaking all over me.
by JillyBeane December 14, 2013
A group of people, where most Americans think it is a school, actually decide the next president of the US.
Donald trump won the 2016 election by having more votes in the electoral college, despite having less popular votes than Hillary Clinton.
by penis baby 👶 🍼 has November 15, 2020
Unable to understand basic arithmetic or basic English, and with a GPA of 0.0, Trump became the first candidate in American history to qualify as an Electoral College Dropout.
by Monkey's Dad December 14, 2020
The only way Trump can win the 2020 election is if he can pack the electoral college to his advantage and win.
The terminology stems from "pack the supreme court" which is basically adding more justices to the supreme court to make the outcome decision in favor to the packer.
In "packing the electoral college" the packer basically packs more electoral college votes into the states that they won to the point where they have the required majority to win the election.
The terminology stems from "pack the supreme court" which is basically adding more justices to the supreme court to make the outcome decision in favor to the packer.
In "packing the electoral college" the packer basically packs more electoral college votes into the states that they won to the point where they have the required majority to win the election.
Trump: "We lost all the law suit cases Rudy. Now what? What are we going to do? "
Rudy Giuliani: "We still have one option remaining so that we can still win. "
Trump: "What option is that?"
Rudy Giuliani: "We pack the electoral college with electoral votes in the states we won, until we have the majority to be called the winners."
Rudy Giuliani: "We still have one option remaining so that we can still win. "
Trump: "What option is that?"
Rudy Giuliani: "We pack the electoral college with electoral votes in the states we won, until we have the majority to be called the winners."
by MST3K I like November 25, 2020
People think that it is unbelievable if a presidential candidate wins in the electoral college but has 5 to 10 percent LESS popular vote. This definition shows an absurd and extreme, but illuminating example of how the loser in the presidential election can have an arbitrarily high percentage of the popular votes compared to the winner, i.e., way more then 5 or 10 percent.
Suppose there are 540 electoral votes. Divide the states into two groups, one having 271 votes, the other 269. Suppose in the "271" states, only 1 person in each state votes Democrat, 0 Republican. Suppose in the "269" states, 0 vote Democrat, millions Republican. Then by the electoral college majority, the democrats win but the Republicans have a million times more votes than the Democrats.
Suppose there are 540 electoral votes. Divide the states into two groups, one having 271 votes, the other 269. Suppose in the "271" states, only 1 person in each state votes Democrat, 0 Republican. Suppose in the "269" states, 0 vote Democrat, millions Republican. Then by the electoral college majority, the democrats win but the Republicans have a million times more votes than the Democrats.
In the 2012 presidential election, it initially appeared that we might have an electoral college paradox. But the Democratic popular vote came back up and it was avoided.
by BillyBuggy November 9, 2012