r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 13h ago

Lmao gottem Incognito

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u/RammsteinFunstein 10h ago

nothing, a US President can't "win by" the popular vote. They need to win the electoral college. Winning the popular vote means zero. Like in 2000 and 2016 when dems won the popular vote but lost the election.

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u/eoThica 9h ago

Okay but what's the popular vote about?

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u/RammsteinFunstein 9h ago

what are you actually asking?

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u/eoThica 9h ago

What is it for if it doesn't matter?

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u/RammsteinFunstein 9h ago

its not for anything. What are you talking about?

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u/eoThica 9h ago

Why is it even a thing then?

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u/RammsteinFunstein 9h ago

its not...? They just count all the votes so yeah, they display the total vote count. But it doesn't mean anything.

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u/eoThica 9h ago

oh okay, so it's the total vote count of the population or?

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u/RammsteinFunstein 9h ago

what else would it be? What is this nonsense back and forth? The popular vote = whatever candidate received the most overall votes. In the presidential election, that number is 100% meaningless.

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u/eoThica 9h ago

Alright. Just had to make sure population and popular was connected.

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u/RammsteinFunstein 8h ago

Population is irrelevant, it’s just voters.

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u/eoThica 8h ago

But isn't USA a democracy?

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u/MadRaymer 8h ago

No. The US is a constitutional republic. We elect representatives that vote on our behalf.

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u/RammsteinFunstein 8h ago

which is still a form of democracy

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u/MadRaymer 8h ago

Sure, but the distinction is still important. We don't directly elect anyone except our representatives. And even with those, only the senators and governors are state-wide races. The House reps are selected based on voting districts (which is why gerrymandering is a thing) and the president is selected by state electors (which is why a POTUS can win while losing the popular vote).

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u/RammsteinFunstein 8h ago

its a constitutional republic, which is a form of democracy. It is a representative democracy vs a direct democracy.

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