#electoralUnmoderated tagAll postsTrending CommunitiesSteemitCryptoAcademyNewcomers' Communityআমার বাংলা ব্লগKorea • 한국 • KR • KOSTEEM CN/中文Steem AllianceWORLD OF XPILARAVLE 일상Beauty of CreativityComunidad LatinaItalySteem POD TeamExplore Communities...#electoralTrendingHotNewPayoutsMutedzafrada (78)in #election • 3 months agoElectoral college.I absolutely think getting rid of the Electoral College is something both political parties should be for, but before…bumblecat (78)in #electoral • 4 months agoWhy we should get rid of the electoral college in general.Most states really aren't that politically lopsided. Especially the populous ones. Trump got 6 million votes in…zafrada (78)in #election • 5 months agoThis is an underrated point.The Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 explicitly made the governor responsible for certification and they could only…zafrada (78)in #electoral • 5 months agoHere is how the electoral college bias looks like in Nate Silver's model.Right now the model expects an electoral college bias of 1.7. That'd be significantly less than it was in 2020…bumblecat (78)in #election • 6 months agoPennsylvania is the most important battleground.So I played with an electoral map calculator and it is hard to overestimate how important Pennsylvania is to the…nooses (78)in #electoral • 8 months agoThis could be good news.Generally in recent years given the way voters are distributed, the Republican candidate has an advantage with the…arbitration (78)in #democracy • 10 months agoOn democracy.This is a fairly small thing, but it's one of the indicators that democracy is not simply about citizens thoughtfully…pomeline (79)in #florida • last yearYeah I've been trying to tell people this.Florida is purpler than you think. It is just that the state Dem party has really given up in Florida and the…arbitration (78)in #quebec • 2 years agoElection night in Quebec.First-past-the-post/district-based electoral systems produce distortions in many places, including the US. But…nooses (78)in #voting • 3 years agoThoughts on RCV?I really like two things about it. One... It completely does away entirely with the "I'd vote for them but they…nooses (78)in #texas • 3 years agoDiscriminating against minority voters?I’m no expert on voting laws, but I do wonder about the legitimacy of this latest round of moves and counter-moves by…leguna (78)in #republican • 3 years agoWhy don’t Republicans win the popular vote?In the last 30 years, the GOP has only won the popular vote in one presidential election, with 2004 and lost it every…bumblecat (78)in #nyt • 4 years agoAre Republican lawmakers trying to confuse voters?This NYT article is all about poll-watching. Although the sub-headline states that "Republican lawmakers seek to make…arbitration (78)in #politics • 4 years agoWhy those of us who voted for Trump twice should abandon him now.FOUR REASONS FOR TELLING TRUMP TO GO AWAY. I voted for Trump in the 2016 general election and again in the 2020…karkomagnu (17)in #elect • 4 years agothe-president-elect-when-the-electoral-college-votes-monday-9224efea520bbumblecat (78)in #election • 4 years agoAll signalling and political theatre.Safe Harbor Day. That was yesterday, and I think all states met it except Wisconsin, which is dealing with a lawsuit.…bitcoindudetv (35)in #trump • 4 years agoREAL POLL FOR 2020 ELECTION & not FAKE ONES 279 -259 TRUMP BIDEN 2020I have predicted every election accurately since Bill Clinton. The real poll is 279 259 depends on Penn for winner.…nooses (78)in #democracy • 4 years agoBelieving in the voting fairy.I think phrases like "will of the people" or "the people have spoken" are incoherent gibberish due to things like…flexbooth (78)in #electoral • 4 years agoNo system can represent everyone unless the votes are unanimous.Critics say the electoral college erases some people's voices. But majority rule already erases the voice of the…leguna (78)in #politics • 5 years agoElectoral College and winning the election.I'm arguing the electoral college with some folks, and I want to make two points for everyone to see. The…