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RE: Election Mathematics

in Deep Dives5 years ago

The American Election is not over and done until ALL votes are counted, then the Electoral collage decides. There is a very vast divide in America with the major population centers and the rest of America. The reason for the electoral collage is so that the 5 most populous states do not always pick the President. (at least that is how I understand it). I don't know how the individual states divide, (if at all), their electoral votes, but in Nevada 2 out of 15 counties get to tell the rest of the state who they are going to select as president.

This election was Rural America getting tired of City America making the rules. At least that is how I see it. The reality though is it is not going to make a damned bit of difference who the President is there will always be that divide.

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The American Election is not over and done until ALL votes are counted...

Yes, that's true now and has always been the case; I believe this year that date is planned to be 14 December. However; the election is over. The decision has been made by the American voters and Joe Biden is the president-elect. Unlike what's claimed by millions of Republicans and Trump supporters, the mainstream media calls the election when it's certain that one candidate is projected to have the most electoral votes. This is perfectly normal, and if I remember correctly, Trump was perfectly fine with accepting that call in 2016 when the media said he won, even before he reached 270 electoral votes. And Clinton conceded the next day. The fact that without this system the populated centers would always pick the winner, is worthy of a whole other discussion...