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  • @CharlesDarwin
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    104 months ago

    It’s so very sad that there is such a thing as a “battleground state”. We basically write off so very many Americans with this stupid system of ours. All the voters in California…don’t matter. For instance.

    • Tiefling IRL
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      According to conservatives it’s a perfect system because otherwise the most populated states would decide the president

      You know, as opposed to a small handful of less populated states

      /s

      • @CharlesDarwin
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        64 months ago

        Yeah, it truly is a horrifying notion to the elitists (aka, the cons) that a President would be chosen by the majority of the people. Instead, we should be ruled by a minority.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      The electoral college is indeed quite frustrating, though note that downballot races in many non-battle ground states do matter. For instance, California and New York have some competitive house races despite not being super competitive for president

      • @CharlesDarwin
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        54 months ago

        Yes, downballot does matter, but it sure would be nice if everyone’s vote counted equally for selecting Presidents. With the current system - they just don’t.

        The cons (and not a few Enlightened Centrists ™ ) keep saying that without the EC, candidates will just go where all the people are to campaign - and somehow that is worse than the current system of just trying to win a few “battleground” states? I’d much rather candidates were trying to appeal to as many Americans as possible - it might provide a moderating influence on the far, far right.

    • @[email protected]
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      24 months ago

      Walz called for abolishing it.

      That’s about as valuable as Trudeau’s promise to switch Canada off FPTP, but people are talking.

  • @anticolonialist
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    This queer will be turning out to vote, for a woman, but not Reagan 12.0

      • @anticolonialist
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        -74 months ago

        Do you see Russians everywhere you go? There’s medication for that.

          • @anticolonialist
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            -54 months ago

            I learned way before then that Democrats cannot be trusted, they will betray everyone

            • @barsquid
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              44 months ago

              Therefore let’s make sure Mr. “Dictator Day One” can do it instead, good plan.

              • Socialist Mormon Satanist
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                Meh, I think Harris is just as bad. The current Duopoly can’t be trusted, in my opinion.

                • @barsquid
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                  54 months ago

                  Only for MAGAs willingly ignoring reality, such as yourself.

            • @[email protected]
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              Duh, but for liberalism, which is better than fascism because of the veneer of civility that keeps brown, gay, and disabled people alive.

              Liberals are at least redeemable in social democracy, there is no coming back from fascism without a civil war that American leftists sure as fuck ain’t winning.

              • @anticolonialist
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                Right beneath that veneer is a fascist. And it’s only skin deep

        • Socialist Mormon Satanist
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          Right? Some people on here just can’t fathom that people think differently than they do, so now they just see Russians everywhere. It’s so strange. Do they think that half of the country is Russian too?! lol