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Polling guru Nate Silver predicts Trump has 64% chance of winning the Electoral College in latest forecast

www.foxnews.com Polling guru Nate Silver predicts Trump has 64% chance of winning the Electoral College in latest forecast

Nate Silver predicted Trump has a 64% chance of winning the Electoral College on Sunday in an update to his latest election forecast, following the results of new poll.

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The only people who like the electoral college are people who lose the popular vote
- Our founding fathers did not like democracy and took steps to keep our republic running by implementing the superior electoral college system.
  
  What is superior about it at all? That it gives disproportional voting power to a few states?
  
  It’s what keeps the union together. Otherwise we would have split a long time ago.
  
  ...the electoral college keeps the union together...??
  
  Are we still a nation after all these years? Do you not understand what the electoral college does? It makes sure the smaller states still have equal power in the government. Otherwise we’d split off because power would be held by a few states.
  
  I'm thinking you shouldn't talk about the electoral college until you understand what it does because you're dead wrong
  Power IS held by a few states....the swing states...that are made important because the electoral college gives them disproportionate votes. States aren't people and where you live shouldn't matter for the presidential election.
  [https://fairvote.org/archives/the_electoral_college-population_vs_electoral_votes/](A vote in Wyoming has the same "power" as 2 1/2 votes from Oregon). What about that sounds right to you?
  
  States are the centers of power in our country. Not the people. It’s why states vote for president.
  
  What does that word salad even mean?
  
  Have you ever taken a basic class on the United States government? States vote for the president. That’s what the electoral college is all about. In many states the electoral college has no obligation to use the popular vote for making their decision.
  
  Typical conservative dancing around the point but not addressing it. Sad!
  
  @wintermuteoregon @glimse
  Diversity killed unity
  
  @wintermuteoregon @glimse
  Remember the articles of confederation.
  Federalism has always been a tricky balance.
  We are the United States, not United Citizens.

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