Message from @Simpnautica
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And that is when things will get messy ^
so in US there is liberals vs democrats yes?
German mustache man also didnβt like guns. I wonder why. π€
and liberals is left and democrats are right?
what is the centralist party in the US?
Democrats and republican actually
okay so there are 3 main major parties?
or just 2?
Conservative and liberal are such misleading terms. It is the Democrats who want to conserve racism and it is the Republicans who want liberty for all.
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Well the conservatives and liberals are the main ones but there's also libertarian
okay
so another question how does voting work in the us?
it isn't by each person
it's by states?
how are states determined to be more valuable and less valuable than others?
in voting
By population. California is the most populated state and has 55 electoral points. Other less populated states bring less points.
so it is by population?
Yes but with one caveat
Electoral votes are based on members of congress with each state. Each state has two senators and at least one representative. Every state gets at least 3
DC is also given 3 electoral votes
That's why smaller states have slightly higher electoral votes per capita
so people aren't voting for the president they are voting for a representative which reflects the president?
idfk
Yes
oh ok
In 48 states, it's winner take all
should there not be a odd number of states in case it is even?
i mean
like 50 50
So if Trump wins Texas by 1 vote, he gets all 38 of the electoral votes
This should explain it nicely
this seems like a bad system honestly
imo i personality don't see much a use for the system these days
It is a system which prevents mob rule. That is why they have an electoral vote and a popular vote. If 51% of the people vote for someone, the 49% can still win. It protects the rights of the minority from the mob rule of the majority, that you would otherwise have to deal with in an absolute democracy.
wait how i thought all votes when no matter what
Thatβs why the United States are a Constitutional Republic, and not a Democracy.
so i have been lied to all this time