The Electoral College & The Path Forward For America
The next presidential election in the US will see one party try to manipulate the Electoral College to seize control of the government.
The next presidential election in the US will see one party try to manipulate the Electoral College to seize control of the government.
The next presidential election in the US will see one party try to manipulate the Electoral College to seize control of the government.
For CleanTechnica readers not based in the US or unfamiliar with the US presidential election process, there is an odd system that is used that is not a simple one-person-one-vote system. Electoral College (EC) electors are used to represent the states. The number of electors are distributed unevenly, giving low populous states more votes than high populous states. This is an anachronistic holdover from a couple of centuries ago when newspapers were delivered by horse power … the old, original form of horsepower.
The poisonous political climate after Donald Trump obtains the White House may tear America apart. Would that be such a bad thing?
If you already understand how much of a danger Trump is to cleantech and the future livability of our planet, sign this petition, and this petition, share them with friends, and prepare to march in the streets between now and Dec 19th. After you sign, see Susan Kraemer’s long list of more things you can do to prevent Trump’s climate ruin.