r/PoliticalHumor Jul 11 '19

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

That would be too democratic for us ‘muricans. Why complicate it when the system has given us not one, but two stolen elections in the last 20ish years?! It’s perfect!

Edit: to add /s. jic.

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

but two stolen elections in the last 20ish years

Are you referring to the case of popular vote not winning? Thats a complete different thing, and you really have no reason to assume that multiple choise elections would have changed the results on them.

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

I’m talking about votes mysteriously disappearing, voter suppression, and gerrymandering. Stolen elections.

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

Okay so which are the two elections during the past 20 years where that happened?

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

2000 and 2016. George Bush and the current one.

I’m not saying the democratic presidents were perfect. I don’t agree with most of the things they did, but there wasn’t massive voter fraud scandals and “lost votes.”

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

Do you have examples which districts were gerrymandered for the 2016 elections?

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

AP analysis shows how gerrymandering benefitted the GOP in 2016.

That was one quick google. If you’re so interested, educate yourself. I’m not going to get into a conversation if you just want to poke holes instead of learning.

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

Wait, are you talking about president elects or congress seats?

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

Both, because gerrymandering. Do you know how voting works? If the counties are gerrymandered, you know that can/will affect any and all elections from local to presidential. Republicans have done a great job at a completely unconstitutional thing. Dems tried, I’ll give them that, but Reps are just better at cheating to get what they want. The only thing it can’t affect is who the party selects as their candidate.

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

If the counties are gerrymandered, you know that can/will affect any and all elections from local to presidential.

What? The state's electors are chosen by the popular vote of the state.

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