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Democracy is when only 14% of voters get to decide an entire election and the other 86% are functionally meaningless (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is based on 43 states being considered "non-negotiable" and "set in stone" while only 7 are considered "swing" states

Also consider I specified "voters", who are at best only 2/3 of the total population, which leaves out about 100 million extra people

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm told that if we vote and then wish hard enough RCV will manifest and save everything

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Lemmytors are truly insufferable, they come out and speak like the patients from heavy delusions jokes, but are entirely serious. And the worst part is, they are always assume it "will happen" despite all the centuries of it not happening.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

football-lucy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"If you don't like the candidates, vote for the person most likely to implement ranked choice voting and then campaign to get it adopted!" ~I\ personally\ am\ fine\ with\ the\ status\ quo\ and\ will\ do\ nothing\ to\ help\ but\ good\ luck\ out\ there\ kiddo.~

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

vote for the person most likely to implement ranked choice voting

So, Claudia de la Cruz?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

No, silly, she can't win because it has been foreordained as such.