US elections are mainly conducted by 'First Past the Post' voting. Here's why some say this system needs an overhaul.
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The expected high volume of mailed-in ballots in the presidential election could mean Americans won't know who won on election night – and more than 60 percent of likely voters are OK with that, according to a Fox News poll released Sunday.
The poll found only 29% of likely voters expect to know on election night if President Donald Trump won a second term or if his Democratic challenger Joe Biden succeeded in unseating him. Another 20% said they expected to know by the next day, 19% said it would probably be two to three days before a winner is declared and 27% said it would be longer than three days.
When asked if they were "comfortable" with not knowing the result on Nov. 3, 27% said they were "very" comfortable and 34% said "somewhat" comfortable. Overall, 36% were not comfortable with the idea (21% "not very" and 14% "not at all").
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Wow, great system? Say yes if you agree
Yes. Democratic Party is a criminal organization.
Crackhead way for a Democracy to pander corrupt politicians and KGB agents in the White Supremacy House
yes
Instructions unclear. Trump re-elected.
Instructions unclear. Vote stuck in the pet ferret that run away…
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Are we too stupid to understand that whoever gets the most votes wins? Good luck selling this, fakers.
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Ranked choice voting is just something that progressives want so that they can vote against democrats but but still be happy that a republican didn’t win.
Democrats are a cancer.
Very happy 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️
Removing electoral college will make it unfair for the little ones.
SO THEY CAN KEEP STEALING OUR MONEY? SUCESSSION! WE DON’T NEED THOSE RED RURAL STATES.
Nope. The president should be elected by popular vote. The senate is there to protect smaller states
Nope. Electoral college gives power to all states not just the most populated ones.
GIVES POWER TO CONTROL THE BIG STATES. YOU STEAL MONEY FROM THE BIG STATES. THAT’S WAR. YOU NOT STEALING OUR MONEY ANYMORE SUCESSION!
how does it give power to California, lady? The worlds 5th largest economy if it was a state. They can have their own military.
The Electoral College is as Fascist as apple pie
I can’t understand why people would want America destroyed. Oh that’s right, entitlement. Your entitled to free speech, Protesting, and your possesions, until you get your way then everyone else must submit. Change the whole system because you don’t like the results. Another divide and conquer piece by another evil media outlet trying to fix America by destroying it?!
no we just want all the tax breaks trump gets.
CALIDORNIA DOES NOT NEED THE RED STATE NEITHER DOES THE NORTHEAST. THYE NEED US AND THEY WNT OUR MONEY THAT’S WHY THEY WANT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. THEY THNK ITS WRTTEN IN STONE WE HAVE TO SUMBMIT. BUT THEY;RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO SYSRIA, YEMEN, AFGHANISTAN AND ALL OVER THE WORLD WHERE [PEOPLE FIGHT SUPPRESSION.
The electoral college will lead to the break up of America. California the 5th largest economy in the world will not continue to allow a Mitch McConnell Kentucky DICTATE WHERE THEIR MONEY GOES. . The red states can leave or we leave. AMERICA IS FINISHED..
Dear “USA Today”
Thank you for posting.
Regarding voting..
*True Story*
When I was a wee lass, my dad was retired. He took care of the cooking.
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After a good meal, I would burp loud.
My dad said:
“Bring it up again and we’ll vote on it.”
A little while later..
Me:
“(Burp).. Dad, can we vote on it now?”
My dad:
“We already did the first time. Wanna go around again?”
Me:
“Yeah. That was fun!”
🙆♀️ <-- Yay! We'd both laughed, and that was the end of that. 😂 Love inside 💕 Michigan, USA P.S. To the hate comments: Please forgive my dad, he was half-British. 😳 MAGA! 😁👍 🇬🇧🇺🇸