2020 Election

[hollodero]

(08-07-2020, 01:06 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Yes somebody has to be willing to let it spoil perhaps. What better time to have it spoiled than now?

I guess many don't share that sentiment at this very moment of time. If you really feel totally indifferent about Trump or not Trump (I guess Biden's his name), then maybe I can see the point. You leave the only choice in that election to the others. You end up with Trump or Biden and forfeited your say in it.

And what for? I read the same arguments about third parties when it was Hillary vs Trump, and in the end third party votes did not ignite even the slightest debate about anything. The whole political complex is not designed to (also you don't really have a mainstream option around anyway). The system is too rigged against third parties. While the actual choice might be a close one.

(Also, didn't you say once back in the day that you promised yourself to vote for Biden if he were an option, or something like that? I might be mistaken, in which case, scratch that.)

(08-07-2020, 01:06 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I have no problem getting rid of the EC, I just hate people whining about it after the fact. Campaigns are run based on the EC and not the popular vote.

I don't see it as whining if I say counting the popular vote is fairer and makes every person's vote equal. Aside from that, no argument, Trump won fair and square and all other implications are futile.
Only thing is, if you complain about only having two choices all the time you're actually complaining about the EC too. At least I cannot separate the two issues.