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Originally Posted by nfotiu
What do people in DC vote for in mid terms anyway? They don't have a senator or congressman.
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Many Americans vote for everything today, including city council and mayor as is the case in Washington DC.
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
In North Dakota, Georgia, and Texas, sure, you could assume that safely, but then why are there also major problems in heavily democratic New York and Washington D.C.?
I think that elections are generally problematic in the U.S. these days, regardless of political affiliation or voter suppression from the right (which is still a recognizable factor). Basically, government can't seem to get their #### together to make a smooth and well run election. It's been that way since 2000 and the whole Gore/Bush nonsense. Remember hanging chad? It's not much better now.
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There is no Elections Canada type federal body in the States. The States have all the power and determine the voting laws (polling hours, stations and staff). Localizing things causes problems. Kind of like Calgary running out of ballots the last municipal election. Maybe there aren't enough staff running things?