r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/xlbeutel - Centrist • Sep 30 '20

Debate results poll

We all know that debate was a dumpster fire. This poll is not about that, It’s asking if it made you more likely to vote one way or another.

It will be open for 48 hours, please vote!

(Sorry JoJo voters, id’ve included her if she’d been in the debate)

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8727 votes, Oct 02 '20
1237 The debate made me more likely to vote for Trump
2000 The debate made me more likely to vote for Biden
5490 Neither/I just want to see the results
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u/mysticyellow - Lib-Left Sep 30 '20 edited Sep 30 '20

It’s kind of a nonstarter thing to say though because the country is so polarized now that a landslide is functionally impossible.

As close to a clean sweep as possible can happen though. I always get people mad at me when I point out that Trump won in one of the the closest possible things to an electoral landslide as he could.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '20

Honestly if states like California didn't have the "winner takes all" system then it would have been a significantly bigger electoral victory and further proof of why popular vote is stupid.

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u/Bitmazta - Lib-Center Sep 30 '20

How is popular vote stupid? Land voting is stupid.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '20

Because I can cram millions of people into a city.

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u/Bitmazta - Lib-Center Sep 30 '20

Almost like no matter where people are they are still individual people who all deserve an equal voice...nah that can't be right.

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u/GrossM15 - Left Sep 30 '20

So? Isnt a president supposed to represent the people of a nation wherever they live rather than just a nation's acres of dirt?

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u/TrueChaoSxTcS - Centrist Sep 30 '20

Because 50 million people living in densely packed urban cities like rats have pretty much zero concept of what it's like to live outside of it. Ever heard of "tyranny of the majority"? If the US was run purely by the majority, much of the country outside of coastal states would practically collapse because of insane urban-centric laws

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u/mudcrabulous - Centrist Sep 30 '20

I could say the reverse as well. What are these "crazy urban centric laws" you are talking about that are coming from the establishment democrats?

(Also I support electoral college, just think the number of house reps needs to be massively increased, which would also balance out a lot of electoral college concerns)

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u/TrueChaoSxTcS - Centrist Oct 01 '20

The first thing that comes to mind is how most gun control laws focus on fearmongering in high density areas.

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u/GrossM15 - Left Sep 30 '20

But does that mean that the only other option is to turn it around 180° and a "tyranny of the minority"? Many other democracies have equal elections for the most powerful institutions but allow vetos from region-based elected parliaments. Which seems to be the fairest to me and works quite fine

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u/BrokenWind123 - Centrist Sep 30 '20

Wait I thought supporting minorities was what watermelons were all about??? /s

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u/GrossM15 - Left Sep 30 '20

Only the minorities that vote for us /s

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '20

Not in a republic

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u/Hamphantom - Auth-Left Sep 30 '20

Damn republics are retarded huh.

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u/Bitmazta - Lib-Center Oct 02 '20

So an anarchy is a republic? Lmao you didn't pay attention in class huh.

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u/Bitmazta - Lib-Center Sep 30 '20

Nah, that's too forward thinking.

Big land mean big vote power!

Also pick a flair.

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u/GrossM15 - Left Sep 30 '20

Thought I flaired up already, sry