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196 Stands with Palestine, but those of you in the US should still vote in the general election. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been seeing a lot of anti-voting sentiment going around. Can't believe I have to say this, but you need to vote. Not only is there more to the election than just the president. (State policy, Senate, house), but not voting is not an act of protest. C'mon guys

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If only Perot had just won those extra 370 electoral college votes. The electoral college map of the 1992 US presidential election.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hm, almost as though Democrats should be pressured by voters to abolish the electoral college... wonder what will change their stance on that.

Maybe... if the Democrats saw their support weakening as a result of their terrible policies... hmmmm.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Democrat-leaning states are already working towards that.. The idea is that if they have 270 electoral votes worth of states signed up, they will all agree to change their electoral delegates to follow the national popular vote, effectively ending the electoral college. It's not really a democratic push, but it's an idea that would only be popular with the party that aligns with the national majority. They currently have 205 EVs committed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Huh, thanks for making me aware of this. I'll look into this more. Genuinely appreciate the insight.