• BuckFigotstheThird@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    The USA votes it’s president in with the Electoral College. Every poll talking about “voters … tie … blah …blah …blah” doesn’t mean shit, cause the voters don’t get to pick the president. Their representatives do. And guess what, their representatives don’t have to represent them. They can vote however they want. They can even get elected and then switch parties to the bad guys team. Also, fuck the GOP.

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    • EndOfLine@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      Their representatives do.

      Electors, not representatives.

      And guess what, their representatives don’t have to represent them. They can vote however they want.

      That depends on the state. While there are no federal provisions on how an elector should vote, several states do have rules requiring them to follow the popular vote. Additionally, the popular vote is used to select which electors (a.k.a. which parties electors) are sent.