Quote (fender @ 25 Jul 2019 00:08)
thing is, while the sports team mentality and 2 party bullshit is certainly contributing to the problem, the main reason for close elections is not equal support for both 'teams', but a completely rigged electoral system that currently massively favours one party to keep them competitive - against the will of a pretty significant majority. 50-50 is a myth, the electoral college makes it close to that, but it's not really what the american people want...
the electoral college and the senate are not rigged systems, they're what was necessary for smaller, more rural states to join the union in the first place. without the electoral college and the senate, there would be no United States of America.
basically, the US political system is deliberately designed to reward both "strength in numbers" AND geographic diversity. if a party decides to voluntarily give up on one of the two despite knowing the electoral system, they dont need to complain about getting bitten in the ass.
the one area where there really is rigging going on is gerrymandering in the House, but since the Dems control the House anyway, gerrymandering at the moment doesnt affect the balance of power in the country too much.
moreover, let's not forget that the popular vote shares from a race which was not fought for maximing the popular vote, do not need to be the same as the popular vote tally we would get if both sides actually campaigned for the popular vote.
aaaand lets also not forget that Democrats are receiving several millions of votes from the US-born children of the illegal immigrants from the 80s and 90s (who automatically possess US citizenship and consequentially full voting rights).
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Jul 24 2019 04:36pm