What I'm asking is, does each county submit their majority vote to contribute to a total for the state? Like if more counties vote red than blue for instance, then that state votes red? Or is each state counting the popular vote at the end of election day?

I'm asking as someone who lives in a majority democratic county, so I'm wondering if my vote really makes a difference to the state as a whole or if I can only make a difference in my own county.

From what I can tell, the last time a US presendential candidate had more than 60% of the vote was Richard Nixon in 1972. How is the US always so evenly divided?

Non American here.

I have a question

I think i know how the electoral college works, but what if the one who wins the popular vote wins gets some extra points? Like 5 or so

Wouldn't that motivate more people to go out and vote? Because I read alot that some people think their vote don't madder

There’s a very real chance of a senate that is 50 R, 49 R, 1 Ind, if Osborne wins and doesn’t agree to caucus with either side.

If that happens, which side will claim majority leader? The R’s would have 50, but 50 technically isn’t a majority, right? Or would 50 be considered a majority of 99 committed senators?

People have complained to me about the choosing of political candidates by a party as being “undemocratic”.

I don’t think it’s undemocratic because the parties are private organizations.

But I was asked why they are private - and I did not know, and I was unable to find a satisfying explanation.

Could/should parties exist as a part of the government or be required to follow certain rules set by the government? Does anyone else do it differently from the USA in that respect? Why or why not?

Genuinely curious to the answer here, but it is directed towards Trump supporters specifically.

At this point, what would it take for Trump to lose your support?

Edit- I think a lot of you need to go read the first few chapters of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Too many really concerning answers here.

I specifically mean the US movement. I would like to know what defines it, the basic theory behind it, and why you like it.

Please do not attack your political opponents in the comments.

I have been trying to understand the filibuster but there are some details I’m unclear on. Can a 60% supermajority be required for every piece of legislation? Does the origin of the bill matter? Is there a limit to the number of bills in a year that can be subject to needing a supermajority?

I’m just trying to understand why ANY piece of legislation is able to pass when there is such a partisan divide.

How do you choose to handle the scenario where your boss and/or teammates are all of one political view, and you are of the other? Do you stay quiet and let the conversation end? Do you join in an pretend you agree with them? Or do you present an opposing view and risk exposing yourself to potential negative treatment by your boss (remember, political views are not a category protected from discrimination under the law)?

I consider myself a moderately successful, very stable person. Please present an argument for how maintaining social safety programs is good for me. Please keep responses on topic and avoid attacking what you think I believe.

I'm English so I don't know much about America nor it's politics but i've seen so much hype around the election this year compared to any other, both sides acting like this is the most important election ever and that if their side doesn't win it would be a travesty for America.

Is the hype and/or importance around this election real or is it always like this in the upcoming months to the election?

Recently, I felt a lot of big companies have been supporting one candidate and disparaging the other. What about you, have you felt some kind of influence recently has been going heavy on for Republican/Democrat. If so, which websites are influencing you towards which future president and since when?

I saw someone say that the weather in Pennsylvania on Election Day will decide who wins the election, i.e., if it is warm and sunny in Pennsylvania Trump will win, but if it is cold and rainy Kamala will win. Is that true? If so how could something so small like that decide the entire thing?

I searched my heart and I don’t have a preference for either candidate, that’s how much I dislike both of them and cannot find a lesser evil in this situation. Anyone else?

I assume there was something that happened i.e. bullying or threatening people going in to cast their ballot that made it necessary to have laws about what you can do around them. That makes sense. But I think wearing clothing is considered a free speech act and is constitutionally protected. I'll probably dive down the rabbit hole to find out I just figured I'd ask around to get a general idea before I do that.

I live in a state that received a lot of conservative/republican voters since 2020 and it has really shifted the demographics to the point that it no longer is a purple state. Many of these Republicans are from solid Blue or Blue-leaning states. What do you think these migration patterns will have much of an impact on the outcome of this election?

Specifically the Vote Blue No Matter Who and MAGA enthusiasts. What platform would make you reconsider your allegience to a 3rd party?

We hear all the time non-communists calling each other communists as an insult but you rarely hear from those who would actually, openly advocate for communism. I would like to hear from those people and to learn what communism is from their perspective, and why they like it.

I welcome answers from all schools of communist thought. Not just the most popular/well-known ones.

Please do not strawman your political opponents in the comments.

Thanks!

We all have one. You don’t have to have an ID just punch it into a computer and that’s the passcode to get to the ballot?

I forgot that popular vote doesn’t guarantee the next president elect in 2025. How do I trust the electoral college with my vote?

Why should I even vote when it falls in the electoral college hands?

For example the Election of 2016.. we know Donald Trump won by EC vote but Hilary Clinton had the popular vote.. so what happened to the popular vote ? If that make sense ?

I am seeing posts about folks that refuse to remove maga uniforms when they go to vote. Then I saw a woman proud of wearing a "no country for old men" shirt. She did not have to remove or cover the shirt. My friend bragged a bout wearing a shirt with the words "bed time for Bonzo" Will we get to the point where you are required to wear very generic clothing to vote or be required to don pre-defined robes or cloaks when we approach the polling place?

Anything pre-Obama really. Clinton, Reagan, Eisenhower, Taft, Lincoln, Adams, whoever. Just curious what people’s thoughts on this are.

Roughly 1.2m deaths were attributed to the pandemic and some reports have republicans at a 40ish percent higher rate of excess deaths than democrats. Would these numbers sway the election in any of the close call states?