it's the same reason why kamala despite not getting the 14 million votes biden got still was nominated. the voters in the primaries don't decide shit. they "vote" and this tells the delegates at the convention who they cast their vote for. because biden dropped out before the convention all the delegates just voted for kamala. this works for both parties by the way. american's don't vote for anything, our votes just tell the delegates what they should vote for. the electoral college is a stop-gap for real democracy. is that good or bad? well there are positives and negatives to it, but imo the electoral college and the delegate system should be thrown in the garbage. we have the "illusion" of voting, because if the delegates wanted someone the voters didn't choose, that is their right. so even though kamala didn't get a single "vote" she got the only ones that mattered in the first place. it works that way for republicans too, which i don't know why they shit their pants over something that's been going on for over 200 years.
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