Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election

[ToffeeTim]

.....Trump firming even further as 1/3 favourite with the bookies. If folk think Biden is a likely winner, there’s value in his current odds of over 2-1.

If I backed Biden, he'd definitely lose. So it's a no from me lol

 

[Deleted member 48881]

After Bernie won the first 3 states the neo liberal corporate democrats assembled like the power ranger robot and got the media in full swing. Well they have made their bed just hope for the peoples sake they won’t have to lay in it.

yeap, was pathetic

 

[TN Toffee]

How can you really be ok with very few densely populated areas governing an entire country? The Senate is a shitshow, but it at least serves to protect that from happening.

Why should the weight of one individual’s vote depend upon the population density of where they live? I’ve been voting for almost 20 years, and have yet to cast a truly meaningful vote for president. Barring continued growth in Nashville that changes the demographics of this state to a swing state or the abolition of the Electoral College, I never will. In a so called democracy, that’s bullshit.

 

[AmericasToffee]

Maine and Nevada Show Why the Electoral College Helps Small States, Not Red States

Last month, both Maine and Nevada did what was in the best interests of their states: They rejected bills that would have enrolled their states in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an unwise effort to override the Electoral College.

www.heritage.org

 

[AmericasToffee]

They’re right.

The Framers wanted a presidential candidate to win a series of regional elections so they would represent the diverse interests of different parts of the country.

In 2017, Yahoo Finance did an analysis of each state based on their largest industries. Maine’s primary industries are hospitals as well as nursing and residential care facilities. Nevada’s primary industry is accommodation (tourism). California’s largest industries are computers and electronics manufacturing. It is plainly obvious that, even from a purely economic perspective, these states have vastly different interests.

Under the National Popular Vote compact, the voices of states with smaller populations (like Maine and Nevada) would be quickly drowned out by states with larger populations (like California and New York).

This would create what Alexis de Tocqueville warned against when he spoke of the potential for democracy to lead to a “tyranny of the majority.” It was for this reason that the Founding Fathers did not establish a pure democracy.

The National Popular Vote compact is unfair and is, in fact, antithetical to representative democracy. For a small state like Maine or Nevada to pass this compact is self-destructive—and it also potentially thwarts the votes of residents of larger states as well.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

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

The big donors certainly will by lobbying for policies that would favor them or their businesses. Small donors like myself won't be making anything back.

 

[ste d' indica]

Wisconsin coming up....

 

[Tin-Tin]

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Nah, he did his own show apparantly. Rogan has previously said he thinks Kulinksi is the most reasonable political pundit he’s interviewed... think this was his third or fourth time on the podcast.

Jones was certainly SUPPOSED to be on it. Another opportunity for Rogan to give that dangerous grifter a platform

 

[AmericasToffee]

Come on blue.

 

[Death]

Aye, the Democrats really do need to start thinking a little more outside the box and making new stars. Only problem is it might be too late by the next election, when America is a full blown autocracy

Yeah like look they are not going to go for a socialist for obvious reasons. But couldn’t they have put forward corporate democrat that’s extremely quick witted, has a cult of personality, energy etc. Likable. Bernie was causing the most excitement (and just on policy) and they crapped the bed and went all in on the safest way to get him out of the picture.

Used the ‘yeah I know you agree with Bernie on policy but come on, Biden is more electable.’ shout And everyone went along. It’s all so very very very farcical. And that’s before you get to the madness that is Donald Trump as president.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

Am I right in saying that those who said Biden was in a commanding position have now been proved wrong? Trump is sadly the overwhelming favourite with the bookies now. Does Biden even have a path to victory now?

 

[BlueTX]

Hans van Spakovsky is not only a voter fraud crank, he's a bad historian.

Take some time to read the actual Founders and their anguish over the EC, changing it nearly immediately and eventually in the case of Madison wanting to scrap it entirely.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

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

Quality opposition lacking AOTS, regardless of the tactics employed, if the opposition could not find a path to victory we end up with what we have had to face, sadly

 

[Death]

The big donors certainly will by lobbying for policies that would favor them or their businesses. Small donors like myself won't be making anything back.

Yes but when you become a billionaire then it’ll come full circle. Don’t be so negative about freedom. You socialist.