Yeah , most places start their sales on Thanksgiving , not Black Friday . <| sep |> Semiserious question . Are you autistic ? <| sep |> Did he really message you asking that ? <| sep |> It would make sense to use the popular vote if we were a single state like France , Germany , or Mexico . However , we are a union of 50 different states . The EC gives smaller states a say in governance so they don ' t get butthurt and leave the union . If you want the union to break up then institute a popular vote because that ' s what would happen . Why the fuck would states with a small population stay in when they would have no say on their own laws ? If you want to live in the United states of California and New York then go ahead and support a popular vote .