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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoYou don’t need 46% to defeat 48%. If you strategically target specific cities you can win the presidency with just 20,000 votes 22% of votes.
minus-squareThrashy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoBy sweeping low-population states that, by design, have more voting power in the Electoral College than is proportional to their size. The American electoral system is turbofucked.
minus-squareBlum0108@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-22 months agoHe changed his post, originally it said you could win with 20,000 votes across the country.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoSorry, I misremembered. It’s 22% of the vote. CGP Grey explains how
minus-squareBlum0108@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoYou edited your post so it looks like I’m doubting your edit.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoEdited for clarity
You don’t need 46% to defeat 48%. If you strategically target specific cities you can win the presidency with just
20,000 votes22% of votes.How
By sweeping low-population states that, by design, have more voting power in the Electoral College than is proportional to their size.
The American electoral system is turbofucked.
He changed his post, originally it said you could win with 20,000 votes across the country.
Sorry, I misremembered. It’s 22% of the vote. CGP Grey explains how
You edited your post so it looks like I’m doubting your edit.
Edited for clarity