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lostlogintoday at 8:44 AM1 replyview on HN

Also on the list: Tackling the electoral college thing such that every voter contributed equally, regardless of their home state.

I don’t live in the US, but US elections have quite an influence and it’s frustrating to see a system I perceive as very flawed having such an effect here, at the other end of the world in New Zealand.


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SoftTalkertoday at 4:19 PM

In the US, states elect the president, not the people individually. This is a pretty foundational element of our constitution.