AOC lost it once again over the Electoral College. I am going to debunk each Tweet one by one because her points are just ridiculous.
I see Fox News is big mad about abolishing the electoral college.
So let’s talk about it.
1) If the GOP were the “silent majority†they claim, they wouldn’t be so scared of a popular vote.
They *know* they aren’t the majority. They rely on establishing minority rule for power.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 23, 2019
Is AOC saying that minorities don’t matter? My favorite part of the double standard from leftists who hate the electoral college is the fact that they admit they want mob rule. They don’t actually care about helping the little guy they want a majority to crush the minority.
2) This common claim about “if we don’t have the Electoral College then a handful of states will determine the presidency†is BS.
a. It’s the *EC itself* that breaks down power by state, pop vote decentralizes itb. The EC makes it so a handful of states DO determine elections
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 23, 2019
Once again she makes ZERO sense. Yes, the electoral college does make it so “swing states” determine elections. However, swing states change and they also allow for more states to be involved in the process.
3) LASTLY, this concept that the Electoral College is provides “fairness†to rural Americans over coastal states doesn’t hold any water whatsoever. First of all, virtually every state has rural communities. NY. California. Much of our states are rural.
But very importantly…
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 23, 2019
Did she just make an argument for the electoral college? Rural communities within the States are constantly complaining about the fact that big cities swing elections away from them. Imagine having this on a larger scale?
4) We do not give electoral affirmative action to any other group in America. Do Black Americans have their votes count more bc they have been disenfranchised for 100s of years? Do Reservations get an electoral vote? Does Puerto Rico and US territories get them? No. They don’t.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 23, 2019
I don’t even understand this. This has nothing to do with any argument for the electoral college.
5) The Electoral College isn’t about fairness at all; it’s about empowering some voters over others.
Every vote should be = in America, no matter who you are or where you come from. The right thing to do is establish a Popular Vote. & GOP will do everything they can to fight it.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 23, 2019
The electoral college is simply about making sure that the biggest States don’t dominate every election.
Here is a great video from Prager U on it:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6s7jB6-GoU&w=560&h=315]
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