• Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Its more accurate to say the worth of a vote can approach but never be zero. Maybe people struggle with the fact that in a presidential race, their vote is one amongst tens or hundreds of millions.

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      1 month ago

      What you wrote is true in systems that use the popular vote. It’s not true for states that use winner take all under the electoral college.

      What’s the difference? If you are a minority voter in a non-swing state, your vote is worth zero. That’s slightly, but importantly, less than 1/300,000,000.

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        1 month ago

        Is your take that if your vote doesnt go to the eventual winner then its worthless? You factually cannot say that anyones vote is worthless at this point in time.