@jeffw to politics • 5 months agoCould a short campaign be exactly what Kamala Harris needs?www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square32arrow-up1143arrow-down14starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•5 months agoCanada can manage it just fine and our candidates stump by moose and canoe. arrow-up18arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@Evotechlink4•5 months agoCanada is barely larger than the UK population wise arrow-up15arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•5 months agoYep, but America is still using the same election law that expects the delegates to travel on stage coach for a month before they can cast their vote in Washington DC. arrow-up18arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@ABCDElink4•5 months agoIt isn’t larger by population. arrow-up14arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-squareFuglyDucklinkEnglish2•5 months agoCanada has what 40 million people? The us has 340 million. For comparison, California has 38 million, New York (state) has 19 million (NYC has like 9 mil alone) arrow-up12arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@ABCDElink1•5 months agoThey meant by size (as a joke). arrow-up12arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•5 months agoI did - but size is also irrelevant. France does their’s in two weeks. Unfortunately America was the alpha version of Democracy and in retrospect, a lot of the mechanics are pretty dumb and broken. arrow-up14arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
Canada can manage it just fine and our candidates stump by moose and canoe.
Canada is barely larger than the UK population wise
Yep, but America is still using the same election law that expects the delegates to travel on stage coach for a month before they can cast their vote in Washington DC.
It isn’t larger by population.
Canada has what 40 million people?
The us has 340 million.
For comparison, California has 38 million, New York (state) has 19 million (NYC has like 9 mil alone)
They meant by size (as a joke).
I did - but size is also irrelevant. France does their’s in two weeks.
Unfortunately America was the alpha version of Democracy and in retrospect, a lot of the mechanics are pretty dumb and broken.