Occupation: what determines presidents
Last Seen: America
Bee-otched For: choosing stupidity over popularity
Last week, America voted, and now, we have a new president-elect.
But why it took days for a projected winner to be revealed is head-shaking for many.
For days, we had to wait for the results to come in swing states where Biden was leading Drumpf by a slim margin. But, it was Pennsylvania that decided for Biden.
But, Biden was going to win anyway. After all, he beat Drumpf by nearly five million votes.
But then again, that's not how presidential elections work.
For hundreds of years, the Electoral College has primarily decided on the next POTUS and not real votes. We used to think that it was an old problem since the last time the 2nd place candidate won the presidential election was in 1888 when Benjamin Harrison defeated Grover Cleveland, even though Cleveland won the popular vote by just over 90,000. Now, it's a modern-day problem, and it's given us some scary-ass Rethugs as president.
I've spewed a trillion times about the lunacy of George W. Bush's presidency. And yes, don't get me started on Drumpf. Well, OK, so I gotta say a few words.
Look, Biden won the popular vote by roughly five million votes. However, he did have razor-thin margins in a few states, which is why Drumpf is calling for recounts. Last week, he was calling to stop the count, but they did not, thankfully. The painful reality for Drumpf is that the only thing saving his orange ass right now is *if* they recounted in some states and they did find out that he had lost. But, it ain't gonna happen.
So, why in the fucking hell do we NEED an electoral college? Oh, yeah, it's because of one thing: AMERICA IS GETTING MORE LIBERAL. Heaven forbid if the next president elected is a Republican who is anything but, like the jackass who will be out of office in 70 days. Bush wasn't elected the first time around, and he gave us 9/11. Drumpf lost by two million votes, but won the college because he won by razor-thin margins in some states, including Michigan. I know. Hillary's a cunt and Bernie got fucked over. But, just imagine IF Hillary was president. She would have taken care of the coronavirus better than Drumpf ever did!
It's also true that Al Gore also deserves a giant kick in the ass for getting Joe Lieberman as his running mate. Sorry, but a douchebag whose main goal in life is to get Howard Stern canceled is not a true Democrat. Of course, Dubya's FCC also fucked over Stern big time, so he was fucked no matter who.
Even with weak candidates, the Dems always won the popular vote. Only once in 30 years did a Repuke won an election, and it was Dubya's second term.
You see, the Electoral College only serves one purpose, and it's affirmative action towards idiots in rural areas who move to the sticks to get away from those hoodrats in Detroit (and I think they use a more vulgar term than "hoodrat", ahem). We've seen the maps a million times. Biden won in areas where there's real population. Red areas are mostly land, and land can't vote. Hell, I think there was a Congressman or two who wanted how much of America was red or blue to determine the POTUS. Bad idea, since there's parts of America that are beyond inhabitable, like most of Republican Alaska.
This is 2020. If people in the boonies don't like dem lib'ruls, tough shit. Maybe, just maybe, they'll raise the minimum wage so you can actually afford to live in a house instead of a room. Maybe they'll make your healthcare better instead of you getting denied over pre-existing conditions. Maybe they'll lower your taxes. Maybe your life will be better in the long run because they know how to fix a failed economy. And yes, Democrats tend to listen to science a little better as opposed to fake televangelists.
And hopefully, Joe Biden can FINALLY get rid of the Electoral College! One can only hope.
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