Until Botha sides stop becoming extreme, we won’t see the country get better. If you haven’t seen Reagan the movie. Go watch it. It’s weird but the one take away is how different politics have become. Reagan made everyone laugh and feel comfortable. He worked with democrats. He had democrats friends. Both sides weren’t as bitter.
I think people forget that Regan crushed the elections. I can’t see anyone doing that now days.
I’m not a democrat. I’m not a racist weirdo. So I’d never fit in.
I’m old school Republican but the party has taken a turn to just be an opposition party rather than actually having ideas.
I fully support abortion publicly which makes me an outlier in the party. I don’t care if anyone is gay or trans which make me an outlier with the religious right. I’m for less spending which makes me an outlier with both parties.
There really isn’t a viable party that economically conservative and socially more liberal. Some people say libertarians but most of them are just anti-tax people and I’m not opposed to taxes. There is a difference in wanting the lowest tax possible and those who oppose all taxes.
Don’t spread misinformation. You ignorantly posted a guy who was not a known Trump supporter with witnesses saying as such in the court record.
He was just a guy who wanted to cause havoc.
Uh… no, that’s my point. If electors are selected by a popular vote, that’s the vote. Very rare for electors to switch candidates
Because 33 states have made laws which I think are unconditional. The electors are a check and balance of the system. The idea is to prevent the wrong type of person being elected.
They also didn’t expect a party duopoly and hoped to avoid the current situation
Not they did did. That’s something very uniquely American that grew and stuck. It’s a shame. More parties would be better.
anti-democratic
Our system was designed to be anti-democratic. We were designed to be a republic.
If we were a democracy, being gay would still be a crime. We don’t want that. We have the constitution to help balance things out. People could vote for really bad ideas that destroy the country.
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Food Prices Rose 28% In 5 Years. Here’s Why
Me right friends think I’m too liberal. My left friends think I’m to right.
I’m actually pretty damn moderate. The issue isn’t me, it’s people have become extreme and I haven’t.
The only things I go far right are economic issues and national defense. I am very much a small government Republican.
You cite where he supported trump? An actual quote where he says anything like that. You’re making a claim the courts didn’t even claim
She didn’t just sue. She won. 4 million dollars is a lot.
I’m socially more left but fiscally right. I’ve always had that stance and there were plenty of other republicans like me. Just like there were many democrats who were socially right but fiscally left. It made voting for either party an option based on what issues were important to you.
It sounds impressive till you realize it’s over 3 or 4 years. So it isn’t a 30% in year one. It’s like 8% a year for 3-4 years. I wish the media would report these better as it sounds like they are turning down a huge raise.
With the cost of inflation and the high cost area many of them are in. The union isn’t being unreasonable at all.
I remember when we had conservative Democrats and liberal Republicans. The country ran a hell of a lot better back then.
They’re selected by what you called a ‘popularity contest’.
Historically they didn’t have to go off the popular vote. It is a check and balance that many states have abandoned.
Why would my vote count for more in Wyoming than Florida?
You are still missing who votes. You seem to think you vote, but it is really the state that votes. That is why your vote in Wyoming counts more.
Large states still have way more power, so I’m not sure what that’s solving.
but it is balanced by the other states. They don’t have as much clout as they could.
How could that change under the current system, though?
I don’t know that it can be changed in our current system but the swing states change over time. Florida use to be a swing state. Texas will become one in the next ten years or so. Maybe as early as after this election. THey went from a solid red to a light red.
The left complains about this system because gives conservatives power disproportionate to their actual numbers,
Not really. Since we are state based government, a popular vote would give to much power to blue states vs red states which are the majority of the country.
What? Within each state it’s a popularity contest. To a degree but maybe you forgot the electors? They have the controlling vote. In 33 states, there are laws against faithless electors, but the others do not.
It sounds like you don’t understand how the system works or why it works the way it does. If you are not aware of electors then you really don’t get how the ELECTORAL college works.
The idea that the US is a coalition of independent states made sense over 150 years ago or 250 years ago, but not so much now
It makes more sense now than ever. That is the basic structure of our government. The 10th amendment even clarifies the power structure.
As much as say, some idiots in Texas fantasize about it, states are not free to leave the US and it’s no different than any country made up of provinces.
That is why we have the Electoral College. That way, each state will have a fair vote for president.
The system also is super lame in how it makes the entire election come down to tens of thousands of votes in ‘swing states’.
Now that is something I can agree with. It puts to much focus on a few states every few years since it is unlikely anyone will visit a solid red/blue state but the popular vote will lead to instability that would cause another civil war.
It would also require a constitutional amendment, which would never pass. Most states would never pass a system that would diminish their power.
It is something the left whines about but that isn’t going to change in our lifetime. You would 3/4 the states to agree to change it and that isn’t happening anytime soon.
Fendley claimed the university terminated her contract because of her support for police, a move her lawyer said clearly violated her free speech rights.
Both want to steal your money. It makes sense they would endorse her.
Wal-Mart does a lot of things I don’t agree with. Their labor practices along with their sourcing and many other things make them the last place I will shop.
They do make sense. We have a very stable government for a reason. A popular vote is something people who do understand the Constitution or the power of the states.
Being president isn’t about being popular. It is about the states picking the person to represent them.
We are a representative government. We are not a boy band where popularity matters.
I sound agree price isn’t always the best factor to determine a monopoly.
Walmart use to go into a town, sell everything cheap and drive everything else out of business.
It’s one of the many reason I hate Walmart.
Growing up we have a cool downtown area. It wasn’t big but had a bunch of small stores. They all closed within a year of Walmart.
Rate increases are tied to capital improvements in the system. Would be interesting to see that list of improvements.
No clue who Ty Burr is but historically Regan and tip we’re friends. Reagan crushed both elections.