#Electoral

Sean

_Sean_________

Why is proportional representation a good idea?1. It means that *all* votes matter in elections, not just those for the candidate with the most number of votes. Why is proportional

Mike Duncan

mikeduncan

The United States has an active faction of political leaders whose fidelity to democratic elections is 100% contingent on whether they win. This is an intolerable threat that must be

Spies Like Us

RealStealthSpy

THREAD: January 61. It’s the first day of 2021 and I’ve been pondering some election questions that no-one is really asking. But first, let's revisit some context:- Trump said in

Nato Green

natogreen

An #ElectionDay pep talk thread: I too am scared and anxious. People are probably going to get killed. It's stupid that it could even be close and discouraging that

Dermot Looney

dlooney

This day last year was count day in #GE20.Bleary eyed, we sat in the RDS inputting numbers & refreshing screens. I remember eating next to nothing with nerves, and drinking

Karam Bales

karamballes

1/ Oh dear, after spending a month complaining about cancel culture, a high profile head has spent the last day trying to 'cancel' the unions.Differences of opinion is one thing,

Golden Egg

scienceisaterf

My dear fellow American women: let's talk about this upcoming election. I know you are frustrated with the Democratic party, esp their denial of women's sex based rights. I am

Willem Petzer

willempet

Many people do not realize the gravity of what we are witnessing now in Washington DC.It is the end of American conservatism as we know it, and it will have

Brendan van Son

Brendanvanson

A few of you might know that I'm actually a political scientist. That's what I studied.I follow politics as a hobby.I - like many of you - am fascinated by

Alex Schiller

alexdschiller

Sure the GOP has held the Presidency for 12 of the past 20 years,despite losing the popular vote in all but 1 election.But they've never managed to keep the Presidency

Jay Fivekiller

JayFiveK

1/ Why I don't blackpill about The Reverend Dr. President Trump. And why you shouldn't blackpill. Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the electoral process. 2/ Even

Shaun Lawson

shaunjlawson

THREAD: Scotland. There are many complex reasons for the catastrophic position which Scottish Labour finds itself in. Reasons which date back decades; and also reasons which are rather more recent.

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nwbrux

As we gear up for tomorrow night's excitement, one crucial element has been omitted from all historical commentary that I have seen on the history of presidential elections: Facial hair.Or

Parker Molloy

ParkerMolloy

One thing I kept thinking about as I was writing this was just how much normalcy bias there is in media. There's this aversion to describing things as they are,

Yuan Yi Zhu

yuanyi_z

Almost of all of these proposals (Lords abolition; constitutional convention & written constitution; devo-max-max) have been endorsed by Starmer at some point. The question is whether he has an overall

Jon Worth

jonworth

I’ve argued in depth why Labour ought to abstain rather than voting for a Deal: https://jonworth.eu/why-if-there-is-a-brexit-deal-labour-mps-should-abstain/@campbellclaret & @annaturley have made similar argumentsBut it looks like Sta

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