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[–] 52 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Neither would George W. Bush. Republicans have won the popular vote only once in the last 32 years, and that was Bush as the incumbent in 2004 - which wouldn't have happened had Gore been the incumbent.

This is a center-left country, with an election system that gives extreme right-wingers oversized influence.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This far from being a left center country.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The left is larger than the right, here. How does that make it not a center-left country? We're sure as hell not a right-wing country, and much of our government is an accident of antiquated and stupid systems, not a true reflection of the people.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The election system distorts the vote quite dramatically in the US, that's true.

    However, depending on where you're from left has quite a different meaning from what Americans mean when they say left. E.g. the Democrats don't want to dismantle capitalism or expropriate real estate companies (the city of Berlin seriously looked into this option). Center left has a similar shift in meaning in other countries.

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  • [+] -15 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Well if the right can’t win how would that be a fair system?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Presumably in much the same way that toddlers can't win a high school scholar bowl. Just because one side or type of idea is a clear winner doesn't mean it's not a fair system.

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