Just felt like sharing, feels good to stand up for what I believe in! I know La Riva won't win, but Nate Bronze says Biden's up almost 9 points MN right now so if he blows it I'm not even going to feel bad. Fuck the Democratic Party

    • ShitPosterior [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      o7 comrade

      Out of curiosity, why not La Riva? My infantile understanding of electoral politics is that if candidates hit certain thresholds their parties get funding the next round

      • Rojo27 [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        The PSL is on the ballot in only 15 states. So it could be that La Riva wasn't an option.

        • ShitPosterior [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          Roger. So if they aren't on the ballot write ins don't count?

          Sorry, the cogs to this plinko game have always confused me. It's like a Rube Goldberg voting machine with 900 intermediate complications that somehow result in less information making it to the end

          • crispyhexagon [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            most of the states dont really count write ins at all. there are "regulations" about them, which means they just chuck them all out as being noncomplient.

            plus theres like a dozen states where they outright state "lol no"

            edit: off the top of my head, vermont, new hampshire, penn. and oregon all accept write ins. theres probably a couple others. its not a lot

            • ShitPosterior [none/use name]
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              4 years ago

              I was told if I don't like it I should vote... And then they promptly chuck my ballot?

              Well that does it folks, lock & load. The lib theorem has been disproven, viva la revolucion!

              And yeah what the fucking fuck are states doing dictating rules for the federal elections.

              Idk at this point its like pointing out logical inconsistencies with some specific religious sect - it's a fun academic practice but, like.. Yeah it's obviously all riggy

              • crispyhexagon [none/use name]
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                4 years ago

                oh my sweet little baby child, youre lucky if they even let you fill out the ballot in the first place round my neck of the woods

                edit: yeah, obviously it is just massively problematic for states to create rules regarding federal elections. somehow neither party seems to care about that though. for some reason. cant quite figure out what that reason might be

                • ShitPosterior [none/use name]
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                  4 years ago

                  Idk, I prefer my villains to be mask-mask off & blatant. All this trickery & deciet, great shams and parlor tricks...

                  That's fucked.

                  • crispyhexagon [none/use name]
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                    4 years ago

                    to be fair, its pretty blatant.

                    they just like to cover all their bases by having backup plans for their backup plans, yknow?

          • Rojo27 [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            TBH I haven't got the slightest clue. It varies state to state. I don't have to worry about it much since La Riva is on the ballot in NY, but its honestly dumb that states have their own rules for federal elections.