i think the issue is that the media dominating US is basically like sports fans, but there are only 2 teams (that actually matter) so it always comes down to an US vs Them attitude, for me here in Europe there is the party that’s closest to my views and then there is the party that’s close enough and actually have a chance to do things, so I vote for them and if they stop doing the things I want them to do, I will vote some other party.
I once went to a superbowl party where the host filled a few coolers with beers and taped a presidential candidates name on top of each cooler. People voted by grabbing a beer from their guys cooler.
American politics never made as much sense to me as it did in that moment.
Not really related but you comment reminds me that in a lot of places, you dip your finger in purple stain after you cast your vote, and that’s how they make sure everyone gets to vote and nobody votes twice. Like, if there’s no ink on your finger yet, you can walk in and vote. Even if your not from there.
There’s never going to be any such think as a perfect election. There’s always going to be people voting that shouldn’t be, or votes that don’t get counted correctly, and that sucks but it’s a massive undertaking with opportunities for mistakes everywhere.
In other words, the election result are always going to be an approximation of the electorate’s will. We should aim to be close but not perfect.
All of my local candidates always run independent in my small town because it is so divided. There’s really not much will for parties to control the town.
i think the issue is that the media dominating US is basically like sports fans, but there are only 2 teams (that actually matter) so it always comes down to an US vs Them attitude, for me here in Europe there is the party that’s closest to my views and then there is the party that’s close enough and actually have a chance to do things, so I vote for them and if they stop doing the things I want them to do, I will vote some other party.
I once went to a superbowl party where the host filled a few coolers with beers and taped a presidential candidates name on top of each cooler. People voted by grabbing a beer from their guys cooler.
American politics never made as much sense to me as it did in that moment.
Not really related but you comment reminds me that in a lot of places, you dip your finger in purple stain after you cast your vote, and that’s how they make sure everyone gets to vote and nobody votes twice. Like, if there’s no ink on your finger yet, you can walk in and vote. Even if your not from there.
There’s never going to be any such think as a perfect election. There’s always going to be people voting that shouldn’t be, or votes that don’t get counted correctly, and that sucks but it’s a massive undertaking with opportunities for mistakes everywhere.
In other words, the election result are always going to be an approximation of the electorate’s will. We should aim to be close but not perfect.
All of my local candidates always run independent in my small town because it is so divided. There’s really not much will for parties to control the town.