2020 US General Election Thread V: Pandemic Postpones Polls

[Talvezout]

I genuinely wonder if 2020 is gonna turn out to be a 2008-style election

The current party in power loses the Senate and presidency while the minority party wins more seats in the house as governors get tossed out left and right

[San Lumen]

That's not a thing nor should it be. Why should land area matter more than votes?

Why should votes matter? They're just a way to keep track of things.

why shouldnt they? Why should having a large ranch or farm mean your vote counts more?

[San Lumen]

I genuinely wonder if 2020 is gonna turn out to be a 2008-style election

The current party in power loses the Senate and presidency while the minority party wins more seats in the house as governors get tossed out left and right

I hope that is so. There are only 14 governor elections this year though and the only ones that could flip are Vermont and New Hampshire. Missouri is possible

[Diopolis]

Why should votes matter? They're just a way to keep track of things.

why shouldnt they? Why should having a large ranch or farm mean your vote counts more?

We have to assign voting rights somehow.

[San Lumen]

why shouldnt they? Why should having a large ranch or farm mean your vote counts more?

We have to assign voting rights somehow.

and you assign it by one person one vote. In doesnt count more because you have a farm

[Telconi]

We have to assign voting rights somehow.

and you assign it by one person one vote. In doesnt count more because you have a farm

That sounds foolish.

[San Lumen]

and you assign it by one person one vote. In doesnt count more because you have a farm

That sounds foolish.

You have a better idea other than what you have said in the past?

[Diopolis]

We have to assign voting rights somehow.

and you assign it by one person one vote. In doesnt count more because you have a farm

Farmers should get more votes instead of getting farm subsidies.

[San Lumen]

and you assign it by one person one vote. In doesnt count more because you have a farm

Farmers should get more votes instead of getting farm subsidies.

Again I ask why?

[Talvezout]

I genuinely wonder if 2020 is gonna turn out to be a 2008-style election

The current party in power loses the Senate and presidency while the minority party wins more seats in the house as governors get tossed out left and right

I hope that is so. There are only 14 governor elections this year though and the only ones that could flip are Vermont and New Hampshire. Missouri is possible

West Virginia is a massively underrated potential flip - Jim Justice has been consistently unpopular, and Dems have some pretty good candidates running (Stephen Smith, Ben Salanago, Dr. Ron Stollings) Not to mention, West Virginia is one of those states that votes red on a federal level but is open to blue on the state level.

Looking back, I wouldn't be surprised if 2018/2020 was seen as the year when the Southwest/Suburban realignment started happening.

Imagine Dems have Senate seats in Montana, Kansas, Arizona, and Alaska while having none in Florida.

[Telconi]

That sounds foolish.

You have a better idea other than what you have said in the past?

I like Dio's idea.

[San Lumen]

I hope that is so. There are only 14 governor elections this year though and the only ones that could flip are Vermont and New Hampshire. Missouri is possible

West Virginia is a massively underrated potential flip - Jim Justice has been consistently unpopular, and Dems have some pretty good candidates running (Stephen Smith, Ben Salanago, Dr. Ron Stollings) Not to mention, West Virginia is one of those states that votes red on a federal level but is open to blue on the state level.

Looking back, I wouldn't be surprised if 2018/2020 was seen as the year when the Southwest/Suburban realignment started happening.

Imagine Dems have Senate seats in Montana, Kansas, Arizona, and Alaska while having none in Florida.

That would be Amazing.

[Northern Davincia]

Why should votes matter? They're just a way to keep track of things.

why shouldnt they? Why should having a large ranch or farm mean your vote counts more?

People starve without farmers, ergo their social value is higher.

[Talvezout]

West Virginia is a massively underrated potential flip - Jim Justice has been consistently unpopular, and Dems have some pretty good candidates running (Stephen Smith, Ben Salanago, Dr. Ron Stollings) Not to mention, West Virginia is one of those states that votes red on a federal level but is open to blue on the state level.

Looking back, I wouldn't be surprised if 2018/2020 was seen as the year when the Southwest/Suburban realignment started happening.

Imagine Dems have Senate seats in Montana, Kansas, Arizona, and Alaska while having none in Florida.

That would be Amazing.

If you told your average Democrat from 2008 that we would have both senate seats in Arizona and one seat in Kansas, they'd probably assume that all Republicans had died off or something and Dems had won a massive supermajority.

Now it's the path for Dems to barely scrap up 51 seats.

[Telconi]

Farmers should get more votes instead of getting farm subsidies.

Again I ask why?

If they own more of the country they should have a greater say in it's running. More skin in the game so to speak.

[San Lumen]

why shouldnt they? Why should having a large ranch or farm mean your vote counts more?

People starve without farmers, ergo their social value is higher.

Doesn't mean their votes should count more

[Diopolis]

Farmers should get more votes instead of getting farm subsidies.

Again I ask why?

Food shortages are literally the worst case scenario on a society-wide level, but agricultural subsidies contribute to the obesity epidemic. Therefore I propose a constitutional ammendment that farmers get extra votes in exchange for agricultural subsidies being banned.

[San Lumen]

Again I ask why?

Food shortages are literally the worst case scenario on a society-wide level, but agricultural subsidies contribute to the obesity epidemic. Therefore I propose a constitutional ammendment that farmers get extra votes in exchange for agricultural subsidies being banned.

And said amendment would be unlikely to ever pass.

[Farnhamia]

Again I ask why?

Food shortages are literally the worst case scenario on a society-wide level, but agricultural subsidies contribute to the obesity epidemic. Therefore I propose a constitutional ammendment that farmers get extra votes in exchange for agricultural subsidies being banned.

I think they'd rather have the cash. I propose that people who can't spell "amendment" get no say in how the Constitution is amended.

[Diopolis]

Food shortages are literally the worst case scenario on a society-wide level, but agricultural subsidies contribute to the obesity epidemic. Therefore I propose a constitutional ammendment that farmers get extra votes in exchange for agricultural subsidies being banned.

And said amendment would be unlikely to ever pass.

As would abolishing the EC.

[Telconi]

Food shortages are literally the worst case scenario on a society-wide level, but agricultural subsidies contribute to the obesity epidemic. Therefore I propose a constitutional ammendment that farmers get extra votes in exchange for agricultural subsidies being banned.

I think they'd rather have the cash. I propose that people who can't spell "amendment" get no say in how the Constitution is amended.

Why would you need subsidies when you have highly disproportionate political control?

[San Lumen]

And said amendment would be unlikely to ever pass.

As would abolishing the EC.

And your point is? We both want something that will not happen. Your idea of farms getting more votes is nuts too

[Talvezout]

Arizona, North Carolina, and NE-02 narrowly vote Dem. Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin all narrowly vote red.

Trump loses the popular vote hard (like, by almost 5 million votes) but narrowly squeaks out wins in Wisconsin, Florida, and Arizona.

It's gonna be insanely hard for Trump to expand his electoral map beyond what he won in 2016.

[The Black Forrest]

Food shortages are literally the worst case scenario on a society-wide level, but agricultural subsidies contribute to the obesity epidemic. Therefore I propose a constitutional ammendment that farmers get extra votes in exchange for agricultural subsidies being banned.

I think they'd rather have the cash. I propose that people who can't spell "amendment" get no say in how the Constitution is amended.

Expecting them to know a three syllable word? That's just mean.

[Telconi]

As would abolishing the EC.

And your point is? We both want something that will not happen. Your idea of farms getting more votes is nuts too

"""Nuts""" ... just imagine...