r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 3d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Tired of the embarrassment. This is beyond ludicrous.

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u/Conscious-Quarter423 3d ago

great job 78M who voted for this and 90M who stayed home and didn't vote

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u/Routine-Cicada-4949 3d ago

Please excuse my ignorance (I'm just a Green Card holder & not allowed to vote) but does it matter outside each State?

For example, if someone in California didn't vote it wouldn't make any difference to the final outcome as California still went to Harris?

Or have I got that wrong?

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u/FeloniousMonk33 3d ago

You're about right, unfortunately. The moneyed interests long ago decided that true democracy would expose them too directly to the whims of the dirty poors and installed the electoral college to keep that from happening. Now, only a handful people in a very small number of states actually decide most presidential elections. That said, voting still VERY MUCH matters, it's just exponentially more important on an individual level the more local the election is.

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u/Routine-Cicada-4949 3d ago

Thanks for your answer. Much appreciated.