• @ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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    418 months ago

    Thanks to the electoral college system that remains in place: Biden won 2020 narrowly. Far more narrowly for anyone to be happy or comfortable, least of all Biden.

      • @kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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        118 months ago

        Thats ridiculous given that something like 8,000,000 more people voted for him

        Yea, the exiatance of the electoral college is pretty ridiculous.

      • @ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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        68 months ago

        About the electoral college?

        Popular vote does not and did not elect Biden. The margins of a select few districts have the deciding weight for the office of the presidency.

          • @ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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            28 months ago

            Well that is fine, thanks for clarifying your statement. The thing is the margin of the popular vote is often referenced as a sign that Biden is popular, and when it comes to the actual election process: he isn’t. It is a common misconception that appears to extend all the way to the office of the president of the united states.