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Old 10-31-2024, 03:45 PM   #23461
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Vance and Trump doing Rogan, that was 6+ hours of free advertising.

If Harris was busy or uncomfortable then fine but Walz definitely should have.
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Old 10-31-2024, 03:46 PM   #23462
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At this point I'm just hoping the US remains preoccupied with its own self-immolation long enough that they don't notice Canada sawing them off at the border and floating away.
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I like how anytime the DJT stock falls they stop trading. When it goes up though there's no issue. Pretty funny to watch
You know that these are automatic stop triggers for both positive and negative volitility. It’s to prevent contagions from destroying the market.

You sound like a GME cultist.
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Absolutely it will. Guaranteed to be a total s*** show.
That action will start a civil war. The Democrat administration won’t hand over power in that scenario. It’s not like last time where Trump held the levers of government. Essentially in that scenario the military will choose the president.
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You can’t seem to decide what data to follow or what rant to go on next. Now you’re livid that PA uses mail-in for all early voting?
No, I'm annoyed that the US uses electoral college system, which is already a cartoonishly flawed system, and then on top of that you add other flaws like the one outlined a few posts above.

Then on top of all that you have one state that is likely to decide the entire election, and in said state there is no in-person early voting option that most states have.

The US is such a silly country in a lot of ways. Which is not good considering it has the strongest military in the world and an ungodly arsenal of nuclear weapons.
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Old 10-31-2024, 04:26 PM   #23466
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Why is the electoral college cartoonishly flawed? It seems like it's working the way it was intended. pretty rare to see a Democratic system that works perfectly
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This is what's going to happen if the results are close..
This is Qanon level speculation and bull#### by a fringe magazine whose president is an actual communist.
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Old 10-31-2024, 04:36 PM   #23468
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Why is the electoral college cartoonishly flawed? It seems like it's working the way it was intended. pretty rare to see a Democratic system that works perfectly
DOnald Trump winning while losing the popular vote.

It's a dumb way to give out votes.
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DOnald Trump winning while losing the popular vote.

It's a dumb way to give out votes.
You know the Liberals won the last federal election and Trudeau remained PM even though the Conservatives won the popular vote, right? Was Canada’s last federal election undemocratic?

In lots of electoral models the winner of the popular vote doesn’t necessarily win the election.
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The Electoral College is the only thing keeping US elections interesting, otherwise the Dems would win every election with ease. You gotta think of entertainment value when considering the validity of electoral systems.
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You know the Liberals won the last federal election and Trudeau remained PM even though the Conservatives won the popular vote, right? Was Canada’s last federal election undemocratic?

In lots of electoral models the winner of the popular vote doesn’t necessarily win the election.
Yes, our system sucks.
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https://twitter.com/user/status/1852029155908415743

Cuban ripping meat head White.

He has been doing good work for Harris, just hasn't had enough time.
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Why is the electoral college cartoonishly flawed? It seems like it's working the way it was intended. pretty rare to see a Democratic system that works perfectly
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DOnald Trump winning while losing the popular vote.

It's a dumb way to give out votes.
Well, not just that. The whole spirit of the College is to recognize and prevent a buffoon from being able to take office in the first place.

We all know how that went.
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There's no such thing as a flawless voting system.



But the Electoral College is one of the worst.
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This is what's going to happen if the results are close..
This is what they are going try even if it isn't close which it won't be. Trump's who gameplan is to overturn the election and he has multiple plans to do so.
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That action will start a civil war. The Democrat administration won’t hand over power in that scenario. It’s not like last time where Trump held the levers of government. Essentially in that scenario the military will choose the president.
The military will not decide President. That is not happening.
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Yup vaccines are out the door.
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Old 10-31-2024, 05:39 PM   #23479
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Or maybe he had a sinus infection that was entirely unrelated to the vaccine. ####ing science ignorant people in power will ruin us all.
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That isn’t how vaccines work… so the tweet ain’t helping either.
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