Notice: Home alone tonight?
Topic: Why do Americans always go back and forth between the colors red and blue?
+Anonymous A — 9 months ago #67,078
We hate this blue guy! Let’s vote in the reds. This red guy is awful! Let’s vote in this blue guy.
Isn’t the binary system failing enough to get it through your thick skulls that a multiparty system will work better?
You’re just too used to billionaires shoving shit down your throats that you’re incapable of making any voting decisions.
+Anonymous B — 9 months ago, 2 hours later[T] [B] #667,010
Hey, I voted Green Party this round. This mess isn't my doing!
+Anonymous C — 9 months ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[T] [B] #667,032
The system is designed so that its impossible for third parties to ever win elections because we are a democratic country and we can’t allow that.
+Anonymous D — 9 months ago, 4 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[T] [B] #667,033
@previous (C)
Yeah, that was pretty BS. Not all the candidates were on the ballots for all states. Bunk system we got.
(Edited 30 seconds later.)
+Anonymous E — 9 months ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[T] [B] #667,043
@previous (D)
Local elections are kinda funny. I live in a blue area so for some of the options on my ballot it listed one democrat and then had a little place underneath where you could write somebody else’s name if you could think of one.
+Anonymous F — 9 months ago, 6 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[T] [B] #667,094
We used to have more parties, but they fizzled out and now we're left with an entrenched system of 2-party failures that set rules to prevent the viability of 3rd options.
+Anonymous G — 9 months ago, 8 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[T] [B] #667,095
My blood is red and my heart is on the left. We all bleed red, white, and blue. Wait…
+Anonymous H — 9 months ago, 1 day later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #667,321
this is what I asked scatGPT when I told it that limiting the electoral college vote to just two for each state would be better here it's response:
If each state were limited to only two electoral votes, it would significantly alter the balance of power in presidential elections. This would eliminate the current system where states receive additional votes based on their population, making every state equal in electoral influence regardless of size. Here’s what would happen:
Shift in Power – Small states would gain relative power, while large states like California, Texas, and New York would lose substantial influence.
Disconnection from Population – The election would no longer reflect the overall population distribution, making votes in highly populated states worth far less than those in small states.
Potential for Extreme Outcomes – A candidate could win the presidency with an overwhelming majority of the popular vote but still lose the election because every state, regardless of population, would have the same two votes.
This change would be an extreme form of equal representation, similar to the U.S. Senate’s structure, but it would move even further away from reflecting the national popular vote. If the goal is fairness and better representation, alternative reforms like the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) or ranked-choice voting might be more effective while still maintaining democratic legitimacy.