Will the election be decided on election night?
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my god, no way i would argue with people on twitter, its an extra low denominator.
I just saw a speech by trump and how he had a strategically placed black person, one, placed over his right shoulder and literally nodding yes to whatever he said. Such BS!!
I wonder who pushed for more mail in ballots? And then claim it’s for voter integrity? Give me a break, “don’t piss in my boot and tell me it’s raining”.
Oh I rarely do but I should qualify this is someone who I've chatted back and forth with over a long period of time. I thought I might could help him but I'm failing...badly. I'm afraid their brains have been permanently co-opted.
thank you
these people voted for Trump when he had nothing but game show host, beauty pageant host, and trust fund baby who bankrupted 5 or 6 businesses on his resume...and then he added a debacle of a presidency and has gone far downhill since then while adding felon and rapist to his resume. and the moron didn't even have the decency to attend Republic debates this time around after literally installing his daughter-in-law who has zero qualifications as the co-chair of the RNC. you can't make it up.
meanwhile a black woman comes in with this resume as you noted
- criminal prosecutor
- ADA
- DA
- AG
- Senator
- VP
I'd love for a single one of these chuds to give us their top 5 VP power rankings with detailed notes on policies and agendas lol. Maybe one of the resident brain surgeons can help us out with that one.
Worked for over 200 years but they used the Chinavirus to rig the election and now it will never be the same!
Here he is ladies and gentlemen, Clemson video guy and all of his pathetic post!
Covid19 was a legitimate reason for more mail-in voting and the election wasn't rigged - you just lost. Accept it.
you realize if America did elections like every other nation in the world instead of sticking to the antiquated system that southern slave owners devised after losing the Civil War that Rs would never win a single vote ever again, right?
You mean the guy who agreed to let the results stand before they finished counting? The guy who conceded? The guy who presided over the counting of the electoral votes without asking them to send it back to the states? That guy?
You realize our Founding Fathers were genius enough to put in the electoral system so that liberal states like California and New York can’t run this country like their states!!! It was freaking brilliant! Don’t like it, leave.
Let me educate you for a minute.
Creating the Electoral College
To understand the origins of the Electoral College, one should look at life and politics in the United States in 1787.
- The country had only 13 States, which until 1776 had been separate colonies. The founders believed that State loyalties could trump the best interests of a national government and that it would be difficult to elect a candidate with national prestige. If a candidate was required to win States instead of just popular votes, however, it would be more likely that he would have wide-ranging support outside his home State. This was a concern for smaller States that feared the domination of the presidency by States with larger populations.
- Support for popular elections was not universal. While some delegates to the Constitutional Convention argued for the popular election of the president, others believed that the public should have a much smaller role.
- The logistics of a national popular election in 1787 would have been daunting, even for a country of only four million people.
The other posters did a great job posting what I would have posted. She's easily more qualified than Trump to be President, just like Trump is more qualified to host a reality TV show. She is an extremely successful individual and I believe her experience will serve her well if she wins. As far as the post getting personal goes, I generally only do that when I'm attacked or name called first.
How is she more qualified than Trump to be President??? One has been President, one has not. One has been called the worse VP EVER, blowed their way to the top and never won a primary, the other has won 3 primaries…
The Electoral College wasn’t about small states vs large states. That’s what the senate is about. The electoral college was designed to be anti-democratic and put a handbrake on democracy. It’s the same motivation that led to the senate being elected by the state legislature rather than direct vote.
Many of our founding fathers were rather aristocratic (in material conditions like the slave owners) or temperament (like Hamilton). They didn’t like the idea of direct democracy, so they put stuff in the constitution to limit direct democracy. The electoral college was popular with powerful white southerners because of slavery/3/5compromise and then Jim Crow.
We should have gotten rid of the electoral college when we allowed direct election of senators with the 17th amendment.
yup, and north dakota having as many senators as North Carolina is duuuuumb.
One of my biggest reform beliefs is we should expand the House to at least 1000 members
Who on the left has said Trump supporters are “garbage?”
Yes, and the point about small states vs large states is incorrect because the number of electors is dependent on population.
It also doesn’t make sense because the electoral college means campaigns prioritize select swing states and these states are usually larger states. The smallest swing state is Wisconsin, which is #20 nationally in population. 5 swing states (not including Florida, which would make it 6) are in the top 10 most populous states. The smallest states are completely disregarded
Thanks…thankfully the Founding Fathers got it right and we will never go to a popular vote!
What’s wrong with a popular vote? Besides it helping democrats and hurting republicans?
Well that is something but absolutely nothing relevant from the last 4 years. Also, SF is not a shining beacon of successful politicians. Place is a total shithole now and was once a wonderful city. And that is not from Fox news, that is from first hand experience.
I appreciate the level headed response. Just have to strongly disagree but that's our right, correct? Now back to football!
I don’t see the issue with early voting. I’ve always voted on Election Day, but will be in the BVIs next week. I voted early yesterday.
I do think we should limit mail in and drop off ballots.
You know you can view a sample ballot before going to vote right? Take all the time you need to research and make your selections. Then show up and press the buttons on the screen.
Because there are these little things called laws, and politicians actively work to ensure the laws prevent the counting of ballots early. It's not hard to comprehend.
Why Does It Take So Long to Count Mail Ballots in Key States? Blame Legislatures
The slow count of mail ballots has been used to cast doubt on election results, but these delays are a deliberate choice by lawmakers in battleground states.
There were about 30 items or so to vote on for me. I don't know if I'd fully be able to remember all of them for sure, especially some of the judge names.
It's incredibly easier to have a ballot at home to go through it. I just can't understand why that's not a normal practice after having now done it.
Because candidates would just focus on policies that appeal to the large population centers and primarily focus on campaigning there. The EC forces candidates to have policies with broader appeal and to acknowledge broader areas of the country.
It’s not a normal practice because it’s not secure. Next question?
