@[email protected] to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 days agoHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.commessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1399cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1399external-linkHarris leads Trump in polls, but remains an underdog due to the Electoral Collegewww.msnbc.com@[email protected] to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 days agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•14 days agohow? i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•13 days agoA good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.
how?
i was talking about electoral college. never heard a party receiving a majority vote losing in the first past the post system.
A good example is the 1981 election in New Zealand, where the Labour Party won more votes but the National Party won more seats and formed the government.