Thoughts on the electoral college?
Just curious to Ser what people think. feel free to comment bellow your reasons. Also let me know of I should add more options
22-25, F
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MrGoodbar · 51-55, M
It's tough to say, without it all the focus would be on large population centers and what the politicians can do for them to get their votes. Where does that leave rural voters? But we can easily flip that and say the electoral college has us focusing on state that benefit the few and not the masses.
I see pros and cons to both
I see pros and cons to both
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@MrGoodbar Urban/Rural voter stuff is irrelevant. The electoral college means the focus is on [i]swing[/i] states. The electoral college disenfranchises plenty of rural voters too - like the millions of totally irrelevant Californian hillbillies.
MarmeeMarch · M
@QuixoticSoul But where is the cutoff - if someone wins the presidential election by one vote.
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@MarmeeMarch Close elections can happen no matter the system.
MarmeeMarch · M
@QuixoticSoul Obviously, but you have to have some kind of a limit. You cant have a president elected by one vote. Even though it's 100% fair people will be screaming to high heaven.
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@MarmeeMarch This year has demonstrated that people will be screaming to high heaven no matter what lmao.
MarmeeMarch · M
@QuixoticSoul Yea but at least you can say it was the electors - this year was fucked up anyway..... And if it were popular then what next online voting ? Then voter fraud would be one word and in the dictionary as one of the most popular words ever used.
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
@MarmeeMarch These seem like fairly different things tbh - but secure online voting is also something that is possible to set up. Estonia has made it work.
MarmeeMarch · M
@QuixoticSoul Online voting is going to be almost impossible - whos to say so and so signs on - then another does the voting ? - I dont know why that would happen but that really reeks of potential VF
SW-User
@MarmeeMarch There was nothing fucked up about the voting this year. Trump's supporters thought it was, and that's only because he told them so without evidence. If he had won, the election would have been perfect.
You know it's true.
You know it's true.
MarmeeMarch · M
@SW-User The fucked up part was - although normally people vote because they like the other guy better because the other guy is a superlative speaker / leader and person in general.
This round was an election that was based on the "anybody but Trump" rule - meaning if a monkey was running the monkey would have won hands down. This does not say anything good about either one of them. You can call it a win - but in reality it was more votes than trump. That's all.......[image deleted]
This round was an election that was based on the "anybody but Trump" rule - meaning if a monkey was running the monkey would have won hands down. This does not say anything good about either one of them. You can call it a win - but in reality it was more votes than trump. That's all.......[image deleted]
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@MarmeeMarch Agreed. But at least the election was conducted fairly, despite what Trump and his supporters said. EVERYONE, from the courts to the election officials to the independent outside observers said so; even those from Russia.
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@MarmeeMarch Clearly. There always is. And you're right.
