Tuesday, April 18, 2017

US Presidential Election

One thing is certain. This is the most interesting US Presidential election that I have ever seen, cheap snapbacks, and most Americans will agree.  This election will be determined by which party's voters stay away from the election, rather than by who votes.  Will Republicans grit their teeth and vote for Trump despite his dictator attitudes and nastiness to many ethnic groups?  Will Democrats grit their teeth and vote for a person who many of them don't trust to be a real Democrat?  That will decide the election.
People used to say, "My vote doesn't count."  Then, in 2000, this national election was decided by less than 400 votes, enough that if a single person was REALLY motivated that one person could have changed the results.  Why do I say that?  One motivate person CAN get 400 people to vote.  In this case, the presidential election in Florida was won by about 400 votes.  By winning Florida, the president elected in 2000 won ALL 29 of Florida's electoral votes.  Based on the US system, it does not matter how individuals vote but how "states" vote.  The loser received 0 "electoral votes" in Florida.  Those 29 votes were enough to give the winner the victory nationally.
As another example, in my state of Arkansas, cheap replica oakleys, I know that the Republican party is in the majority.  No matter what I do, Trump will get all six of Arkansas' electoral votes.  I don't have to vote for Trump or Hillary.  That decision is, in reality, already made.  Trump will win.  As a result, I could vote for Mickey Mouse and Trump would still win Arkansas.  It is a well known fact that Arkansas is now "safe" for Republicans.  50 years ago only Democrats could win elections in Arkansas.  Republicans always lost in Arkansas and in most southeastern US states.  But that has changed.  So, how will I vote.
I plan to vote for Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate.  Why?  First, because I strongly support the environmentally friendly Green Party.  Second, because the Green Party, even though it is weak, is stronger in Arkansas than in any other US state.  We are the only state that has had a Green Party candidate actually elected to a state wide office.  Third, because Arkansas law states that a person has to get 5% of the state wide presidential election votes for the party's candidates to be on the state-wide ballot.  By supporting Jill Stein, I will help other Green Party candidates in the future.  Trump will win by more than 10-15% in Arkansas, so even if everyone who voted Green changed to vote Democratic, the Republicans would get Arkansas' electoral votes anyway.  No matter how I vote, wholesale nfl jerseys, my vote will "count" as if I had voted for Trump.
Does this sound confusing or unfair?  That's because politicians and not people make the rules.  The US Congress created the "Electoral College" because it thought people were too stupid to directly elect their President.  We don't REALLY vote for president.  We vote for six state level "Electors" (although the presidential candidate's names are on the ballot).  Whichever party's candidates gets the most votes gets to have the states six "Electors" who actually do the voting for president.
For more information, read about the Electoral College.  pH

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