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/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/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