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Topic	Even closer to the election, FiveThirtyEight gives Biden a 89% chance to win.
Unbridled9 11/01/20 2:24:50 PM #60:	Blightzkrieg posted... Cough Texas cough The point of an electoral system should not be to ensure all parties are equally powerful. The republicans are not entitled to power if they do not represent the people. Not only is Texas only 38 votes, it's basically the ONLY thing the Republicans have close to a 'stronghold'. After Texas the closest thing the Republicans have is Tennessee with... 11. Meanwhile the Dems have California with 55, New York with 29, and Illinois with 20. Washington (12), New Jersey (14), Massachusetts (11), and Maryland/DC (12 combined) all tie or surpass Tennessee though it's much closer and are heavily Blue. I'm not saying that the system SHOULD reflect it either. I'm saying both the popular and electoral heavily favor the Democrats despite them controlling relatively few states and land. Did you look at 2016 by county? It's a bloody SEA of Red with only a few Blue islands. But those Blue islands were almost enough to give Hilary the win. I doubt it will be much different this time around. The left has a massive advantage in both places and it is an uphill battle for Republicans, so acting like it's 'unfair' is less 'legitimate argument' and more 'bellyaching because you got beaten despite having the OPed boss character while your opponent had the joke character'. In short. Shut up. Your argument is invalid. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your *! - White Mage <cite>Unbridled9 posted [p:946579762] in Even close... [t:79071180]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted... </cite> <quote>Cough Texas cough The point of an electoral system should not be to ensure all parties are equally powerful. The republicans are not entitled to power if they do not represent the people.</quote> Not only is Texas only 38 votes, it's basically the ONLY thing the Republicans have close to a 'stronghold'. After Texas the closest thing the Republicans have is Tennessee with... 11. Meanwhile the Dems have California with 55, New York with 29, and Illinois with 20. Washington (12), New Jersey (14), Massachusetts (11), and Maryland/DC (12 combined) all tie or surpass Tennessee though it's much closer and are heavily Blue. I'm not saying that the system SHOULD reflect it either. I'm saying both the popular and electoral heavily favor the Democrats despite them controlling relatively few states and land. Did you look at 2016 by county? It's a bloody SEA of Red with only a few Blue islands. But those Blue islands were almost enough to give Hilary the win. I doubt it will be much different this time around. The left has a massive advantage in both places and it is an uphill battle for Republicans, so acting like it's 'unfair' is less 'legitimate argument' and more 'bellyaching because you got beaten despite having the OPed boss character while your opponent had the joke character'. In short. Shut up. Your argument is invalid. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your *! - White Mage</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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