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There is literally 0 chance the area I live in will be blue. Does me going out and voting actually do anything besides add to the popular vote tally?

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Holy mental backflips to change talk about the electoral college to talk about the DNC and act as if they're the same.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Are you not aware of how since 2016 the DNC has used "victory funds" that "share" donations with state parties and that has lead to Republicans solidifying power in red states and using that power to maintain it thru things like gerrymandering and voter suppression? And that those things exacerbate existing issues with electoral college?

But during the three-month period when the DNC was working to spin the situation, state parties kept less than one half of one percent of the $82 million raised through the arrangement — validating concerns raised by campaign finance watchdogs, state party allies and Bernie Sanders supporters.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-leak-clinton-team-deflected-state-cash-concerns-226191

That program is still around. Today it's known as the Biden Victory Fund.

https://www.opensecrets.org/joint-fundraising-committees-jfcs/biden-victory-fund/C00744946/2024/summary

But there is about a million going to each state and 90 to Joe so far. So it is a little better...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

And the backflips continue! That is not the electoral college.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Dude never has any idea what he’s talking about.