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This is unbelievable. Statewide, 51% voted Republican and 48% voted Democrat — but it was nullified because Dems got 82% of the vote in Philadelphia.

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Looks to me like there is still opportunity for at least a 225-210 house majority for the Pubs.
Also have seen a few posts on Twitter that say most of the remaining Nevada votes out of Clark county (Vegas) are from election day and should favor Pubs. Nevada win guarantees at least a 50-50 Senate.
 
bbgun said:
Makes we wonder how Trump won PA six years ago.
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It must have been true that, like Hillary, they bought all the polls claiming she couldn't lose.

After that election they tightened things up.
 
Chocolate Lab said:
It must have been true that, like Hillary, they bought all the polls claiming she couldn't lose.

After that election they tightened things up.
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I think this is probably very close to the truth. That is the last election I have seen called on election night.
 


At this level is where real change can take place. Local and state elections are way more important than federal.
 
bbgun said:
This is unbelievable. Statewide, 51% voted Republican and 48% voted Democrat — but it was nullified because Dems got 82% of the vote in Philadelphia.

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What's your point? Philadelphia is the major population center in the state, that's how elections work.

I'm sure there are plenty of rural areas where Oz got 80% of the vote, there's just less people there.

The electoral college is in place to act as a counter to things like this but what would you prefer? Proportional voting assigned by blades of grass?

Does living in a densely populated area automatically mean your vote counts less? People living on 5 acres are more righteous than someone in a townhouse?

It's this sort of nonsense talk that needs to stop just because one side is mad they lost a particular election cycle.
 
Simpleton said:
What's your point? Philadelphia is the major population center in the state, that's how elections work.

I'm sure there are plenty of rural areas where Oz got 80% of the vote, there's just less people there.

The electoral college is in place to act as a counter to things like this but what would you prefer? Proportional voting assigned by blades of grass?

Does living in a densely populated area automatically mean your vote counts less? People living on 5 acres are more righteous than someone in a townhouse?

It's this sort of nonsense talk that needs to stop just because one side is mad they lost a particular election cycle.
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You really should read up on the electoral college. If it goes away, our Republic is finished.
 
Simpleton said:
I literally said the electoral college is in place for things like this.
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Yeah, but it sure seems like you're kinda advocating against it. If I read you wrong, my apologies.
 
Iamtdg said:
Yeah, but it sure seems like you're kinda advocating against it. If I read you wrong, my apologies.
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I'm not, I'm saying it's ridiculous to get mad because a state election was lost because the vote in a major city went 80% to one candidate and the rest of the state was much closer.

That's the reason the electoral college exists on a national level, I guess you could say I'm arguing against it at the state level but considering it hasn't existed there in our nearly 250 year history I think that's probably a reasonable argument.
 
Let's be honest, they don't care if you have faith in elections or not. It's all about power and nothing else.
 
Chocolate Lab said:
Let's be honest, they don't care if you have faith in elections or not. It's all about power and nothing else.
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This is going to cause a war if it continues.
 
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