Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election

[BirkenheadBlue]

California has 55 representatives in Congress.

Oh well that’s good, so the populous states can pass all sorts of laws in line with the thinking of the majority of the country.

but ohhh wait, that pesky senate again!!

 

[sageyefc]

What's really saddened me is that Trump has actually increased his vote. People have looked at him (if they care to look, I know), over the last 4 years, seen a quarter of a million dead, a tanked economy, bile, lies and division all over, the stench of corruption sky high and gone - yep. That's my guy. Depressing.

Same with the tories, you wonder how anyone can keep voting for such scumbags but people still do

 

[Death]

Anyone got any figures how much money was spunked on election campaigns this time around?

The donors will make it all back and then some. Trump or Biden will see to that.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Just a question.
If Biden wins would you still want the US system changing?

or does it just pretend who wins?

I’m not saying it’s a good system at all, just seems people only wanna change it when it doesn’t go the way they’d like it to or in their favour - and I don’t think Trump should be anywhere near Washington DC never mind the White House

Absolutely I would

 

[longers]

His podcast resembles Fox News lately, he’s gone full right wing that tit

To be fair he did have Kyle Kulinski on his election podcast tonight rather than a right wing pundit.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Well he got in the race by corporate mainstream media crushing Bernie and beating the ‘has more electability’ drum and not talking about the issues. So it’s just being true to form.

not to mention his cheating capabilities...never forget New Hampshire

edit: sorry Iowa that is

 

[tsubaki]

Just a question.
If Biden wins would you still want the US system changing?

or does it just pretend who wins?

I’m not saying it’s a good system at all, just seems people only wanna change it when it doesn’t go the way they’d like it to or in their favour - and I don’t think Trump should be anywhere near Washington DC never mind the White House

It has to, but there will be resistence from the top of the party who will say this win was because of them.

 

[Death]

Ah "Bernie"... Imagine if he'd have run - Trump would have won the popular vote too hahaha

The Democratic Party would have seen to that for sure.

 

[BlueToff]

He's not and never was going to win the popular vote. So your vague assertion about the "left" means even less

Well then all being well he shouldn’t win. Let’s hope he doesn’t

well, it kind of does. It’s the same on nearly every political issue - just two sides shouting in echo chambers and never really getting close to changing each other

Issue is, one side at the moment seems better at getting people on side than the other one, which is what matters in a (fair) election

 

[AmericasToffee]

Oh well that’s good, so the populous states can pass all sorts of laws in line with the thinking of the majority of the country.

but ohhh wait, that pesky senate again!!

Thank God. I don't want LA and NYC making laws for all of the country. Talk about oblivious to so much of the issues around the country.

 

[ste d' indica]

Same with the tories, you wonder how anyone can keep voting for such scumbags but people still do

The capacity for people to kick themselves in the bollocks never ceases to amaze me.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

To be fair he did have Kyle Kulinski on his election podcast tonight rather than a right wing pundit.

Errrrr... wasn’t Alex Jones on there??

 

[BlueTX]

Just a question.
If Biden wins would you still want the US system changing?

or does it just pretend who wins?

I’m not saying it’s a good system at all, just seems people only wanna change it when it doesn’t go the way they’d like it to or in their favour - and I don’t think Trump should be anywhere near Washington DC never mind the White House

I wrote a thesis on the subject in college. That was decades ago.

The Electoral College is completely anti-democratic and a relic of a bygone age - like slavery. The Founders came to hate it and Madison wanted it scrapped.

 

[TN Toffee]

California: 40m people, 2 seats
Wyoming: 578k people, 2 seats

Makes perfect sense

Or more problematic...

California: ~40M people, 2 seats

Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Delaware, Montana, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Idaho, West Virginia, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Mississippi, Arkansas, Nevada, Iowa, Utah, Connecticut: ~40M people, 44 seats

 

[ste d' indica]

Or, Biden was worse. I voted Biden but, my God, it was a struggle to not vote third-party again.

Oh I agree, poor candidate from the start.