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Offline kimmy

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« Reply #75 on: November 07, 2020, 01:40:17 pm »
To me it seems like an obvious fix to all of this nonsense would be if the state electoral college votes were divided proportionally instead of all going to the winner. 

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« Reply #76 on: November 07, 2020, 01:54:26 pm »
Quote from: wilber on November 07, 2020, 01:20:12 pm
On a positive note, it is a relief to see how the states have handled the vote. Little or no hanky panky on either side.

I hope Biden ends up taking enough states so everyone will just STFU and accept the results.
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« Reply #77 on: November 07, 2020, 04:20:41 pm »
Quote from: Gorgeous Graham on November 07, 2020, 01:54:26 pm
I hope Biden ends up taking enough states so everyone will just STFU and accept the results.

But the only ones that don’t accept the results are Trump and his loyal band of yes-men and their millions of followers.   Other than that, literally everyone accepts the results.

So do you think Trump is going to just accept he lost?  All evidence points to no.
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« Reply #78 on: November 07, 2020, 04:32:49 pm »
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« Reply #79 on: November 07, 2020, 05:22:36 pm »
Quote from: the_squid on November 07, 2020, 04:20:41 pm
But the only ones that don’t accept the results are Trump and his loyal band of yes-men and their millions of followers.   Other than that, literally everyone accepts the results.

So do you think Trump is going to just accept he lost?  All evidence points to no.

No he won't accept it but if he loses by a larger margin he has a weaker leg to stand on.  If he loses by a few electoral votes he's going to keep challenging things legally and his followers won't give up as easily and the rightwing media will have an easier time spinning things.
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« Reply #80 on: November 07, 2020, 06:33:56 pm »
Quote from: Gorgeous Graham on November 07, 2020, 05:22:36 pm
No he won't accept it but if he loses by a larger margin he has a weaker leg to stand on.  If he loses by a few electoral votes he's going to keep challenging things legally and his followers won't give up as easily and the rightwing media will have an easier time spinning things.

Biden seems well on his way to win by at least 306 EC seats. Sound familiar? Same number trump won by 4 years ago.
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« Reply #81 on: November 07, 2020, 08:02:03 pm »
Quote from: Omni on November 07, 2020, 06:33:56 pm
Biden seems well on his way to win by at least 306 EC seats. Sound familiar? Same number trump won by 4 years ago.

Except that this time, the president will have won the popular vote, and done so with more than 50% of the total votes cast.
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« Reply #82 on: November 07, 2020, 08:38:44 pm »
Quote from: JMT on November 07, 2020, 08:02:03 pm
Except that this time, the president will have won the popular vote, and done so with more than 50% of the total votes cast.

They are saying Biden won with more popular votes than any other POTUS in history. Apparently Donny's not buying it. :)
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Re: America's Broken Electoral System
« Reply #83 on: November 07, 2020, 08:51:19 pm »
Right now all the winners are feeling loving toward each other and even saying charitable things about their political enemies by calling themselves all Americans.

Let's hope they can make it through the night without too many dead black people having to pay for their uppity support of Biden!
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« Reply #84 on: November 07, 2020, 09:11:30 pm »
Quote from: Omni on November 07, 2020, 08:38:44 pm
They are saying Biden won with more popular votes than any other POTUS in history. Apparently Donny's not buying it. :)

Trump got more votes this year than Obama got in either of his elections and he still lost LOL.
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« Reply #85 on: November 07, 2020, 10:06:23 pm »
Lots of death threats coming out of the louts at Breitbart!
They're talking a million man army going to Delaware to water the tree of liberty.

It's total **** at that site but don't deprive yourselves of the laughs! And who knows, they may try something and the takedown of the Trumpers could be so satisfying to watch on t.v!
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« Reply #86 on: November 07, 2020, 10:25:58 pm »
Quote from: Gorgeous Graham on November 07, 2020, 09:11:30 pm
Trump got more votes this year than Obama got in either of his elections and he still lost LOL.

Is there a point here? Trump wasn't running against Obama, Trump lost the popular vote, and the way to the WH is EC seats.
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Re: America's Broken Electoral System
« Reply #87 on: November 08, 2020, 01:44:59 pm »
Quote from: Omni on November 07, 2020, 10:25:58 pm
Is there a point here? Trump wasn't running against Obama, Trump lost the popular vote, and the way to the WH is EC seats.

There is a point but your head isn't set up to receive any messages that are a little more complicated than wonder bread with peanut butter.
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« Reply #88 on: November 08, 2020, 01:52:56 pm »
Quote from: Montgomery on November 08, 2020, 01:44:59 pm
There is a point but your head isn't set up to receive any messages that are a little more complicated than wonder bread with peanut butter.

I see your wonder bread and peanut butter...not much beyond though.
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« Reply #89 on: November 08, 2020, 09:37:37 pm »
Quote from: Shady on October 27, 2020, 11:43:19 am
Centralizing it would be impossible.  Standardizing it would rules and procedures would be difficult because each state designs their own ballots.  You may also need to amend the constitution.
"We can't standardize the federal election because it's not standardized."

That's literally what you just said.
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