Yep.

Germany has electoral districts, but they've cucked their electoral system so it's basically proportional.

If they don't win a sufficient % of the "second vote" to win a proportional amount of the Bundestag, then they win less proportional seats, and if they really only win constituencies and not the popular vote (second vote) then seats are automatically allocated to assist other parties.

CDU+CSU could've actually had a majority govt if they didn't sign that incredibly bad deal that handed Germany to an eternal GroKo.

but fortunately

GroKo's popularity has dropped below 50%

ironic considering GroKo politicians were saying they were reluctant to take up the mantle of the Grand Coalition once more because they were so self-assured they would win a majority so massive that it would be a "threat to democracy"

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second vote?

Yes.

In Germany, you get two votes--one for your constituency (which is basically meant to allow independent politicians to win) and one for the proportional vote (second vote)

So you vote for a candidate and basically the system is retarded

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_federal_election,_2017#Results

Notice SPD only won one state

AfD won as many states as the second-largest party; it rightfully should have and could have been the CDU/CSU's sidekick, were the electoral system actually as the proponents of the system claim.

(with a hybrid proportional/constituency system)

wow, that's certainly silly

Indeed.

Feels like this state is the only one without any elections right now and yet here I am

well, it's good of you to bring up your extensive political knowledge, promoting you to admin

also, I see you're an admin of that forum - ekunia

it seems like more of a blog though

how many other users are on it

Basically

It's been dead for too long.

So, do you guys think John Bel Edwards will lose his next re-election bid?

Yep.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bel_Edwards#Governor_of_Louisiana_(2016%E2%80%93present)

so what's he unpopular for

I think the trend of democratic governors in LA only continued because of David Duke running back in the '90s, right?

Doubtful.

David Duke actually brought Louisiana to the right.

And a lot of mainstream right-wing talking points on race today--most prominently affirmative action--were brought into the national discussion by David Duke.

The majority of white voters supported him, but when I was very young, many Catholics were afraid of the KKK in no small part because of the fact we almost had him as Governor.

That said, the only reason he lost was that he founded a KKK frat in college

Most Catholics were not aware of the fact his "KKKK" admitted Catholic members and many regarded his "White Christian" constituency as including only Protestants.

It's regrettable that Catholics voted for Edwin Edwards, but at the same time, they were afraid that David Duke would kill them.

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the state of Louisiana and to the motto for which it stands: A state, under God, united in purpose and ideals, confident that justice shall prevail for all of those abiding here."

Today I learned that Louisiana has its own Pledge of Allegiance.

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_df15c9fa-57b9-11e8-bc46-1fe2d749c246.amp.html

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