What if? It's the basis of many stories. We ask. We ponder. We wonder.
On Tuesdays I throw one out there. What if? It may be speculative. It may stem from something I see. It may be something I pull from the news.
Make of it what you will. If a for instance is not specified, interpret that instance as you wish. And if the idea turns into a story, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements 😉
Ah, election day. The day I am reminded how little my vote in California matters on the national level. (Which sucks, frankly. We're the most populous state. We have a huge economy that financially benefits the country as a whole. But in national elections, we're figuratively sneered at.)
Did you know there's already a plan in place to get around the Electoral College? It's called the National Popular Vote, and unsurprisingly, California is on board. Is your state?
What if we got enough states on board to do away with the Electoral College?
I don't know that that would ever happen. Too many people stuck in that "it's just the way it's always been done" bubble. I do wonder what my vote counts for.
ReplyDeleteI would be thrilled if it happened.
ReplyDeletePopular vote is the way to go. It's fair. In my state we're voting on going to ranked voting. I don't know much about it. We wouldn't have to vote for more than one, we wouldn't be forced to pick a second choice. Some local elections in all the west coasts states do ranked voting. I looked up a map, and the states that ban it altogether are the very reddest ones. That tells me they're afraid of something!
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