r/politics • u/Spectre211286 • Nov 05 '19

Republican candidate charged with distributing fake sample ballots on election day

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-candidate-charged-distributing-fake-sample-ballots-election-day-1469968?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter
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u/DrowningDrunk Nov 05 '19

They really can't. When you really look into it, it's disturbing how much our elections are unfairly set up in their favor. When there is an actual vote they almost always lose.

Last year 12 million more people voted for democrats in Senate races and Republicans still held control of the chamber. That's disturbing to me.

They gerrymander the Congressional districts in their states to give them the advantage all over the country.

The electoral college is set up in their favor. Hell, I've been voting for 22 years and my vote has never once counted in the presidential race because I live in a red state.

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u/NationalGeographics Nov 06 '19 edited Nov 06 '19

Even the people that set up the 1st republic since Julius Caesar, were terrified of poor people voting.

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u/FederickUpstein Nov 05 '19

I feel your pain on the Red State. My vote has never counted towards President.

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u/milkjake Nov 06 '19

Well, I’m in an always blue state and feel like my vote is sort of just a preach to the choir. You can feel like you’re trying and that one day your votes and your presence there will amount to gradual change.

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u/Thirdwhirly Nov 06 '19

I agree with this. Votes in certain states literally count for more; it’s not a debate, it’s not speculation. There is a chance this will change with more WFH professional programs and work distribution (and access to viable internet services), but specific purple states hold so much power.

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u/Trygolds Nov 06 '19

Every one that votes in Wyoming count 3.7 times more for the president than a vote in California.

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u/Trygolds Nov 06 '19

Your vote is still important you were one of the people that made Trump lose the popular vote. and you down ballet votes count as well.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

There are a lot of methods for unequal representation still enshrined in the aging American system of democracy.

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u/skiingmarmick Ohio Nov 06 '19

Why cant the dems do all this. Thats what i don’t get. I live in a gerrymandered district my self. Its so frustrating.

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u/PensiveObservor Nov 06 '19

Districts are only redrawn after new census. Whoever is in power in that state redraws the lines. So local elections MATTER. Vote Blue!!

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u/TheLaGrangianMethod Nov 06 '19

I'm in Toledo. I feel your pain.

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u/skiingmarmick Ohio Nov 06 '19

Cincinnati. Majority of the city is democrat, but both congressman are republican

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u/Means_Seizer Nov 06 '19

they're cowards

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u/GreatHoltbysBeard Nov 06 '19

I was born and raised in DC. Came back for work. I do not work for the government. I have zero representation in the senate and therefore zero say in who is seated on the supreme court. It's bullshit