Evan McMullin

Discussion in 'Politics' started by smallStops, Aug 12, 2016.

  1. so now on 30 state ballots.

    At least we can find out a bit more about the US political system.

     
    #31     Sep 27, 2016
  2. It is interesting that the US election system is such that the debates is only about the 2 major parties candidates.
    The outsiders at least allow us to understand better how this system works.

     
    #32     Sep 28, 2016
  3. Learning more about the US system.
    Apparently, an election can be "hijacked" if none of the major candidates scores the winning percentage!
    I am sure, even Americans do not know that.

     
    #33     Oct 2, 2016
  4. For us abroad, luckily there are very high quality candidates like Evan McMullin.
    Otherwise, we were really wondering about what type of candidates American system
    was able to produce.

     
    #34     Oct 2, 2016
  5. Understanding better how the US presidential elections work.

     
    #35     Oct 3, 2016
  6. Interesting: the concept of "indirect democracy" , an euphemist way of designating US political system.
    Popular vote vs Electoral College voting system. Why are some people so scarred of democracy with no "euphemism"? Can't trust the morons????

     
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    #36     Oct 3, 2016
  7. "Democracy" american -style. :D :D :D. I was so ignorant.
    Thanks Evan McMullin for reminding how the US election system really works.



    So actually the senators and the representatives are those who elect the President.
    It will be interesting to find out about how senators and representatives are
    "filtered" among the population, so as to keep the "morons" out. And this is
    America who goes and bomb people all over the world in the name of "Democracy"!


     
    #37     Oct 3, 2016
  8. Now the AlGore Bush thing is suddenly clearer
     
    #38     Oct 3, 2016
  9. really if not for these candidates like Evan McMullin, we'd all be taken for a ride as far as beliefs about "democracy" american-style.

     
    #39     Oct 3, 2016
  10. If Americans knew.
    No wonder in some European countries they don't do non-sense like that.
    Those countries being the one who mostly had the "peasants' hanging (guillotine, fusillade, pitchforks) or their royalties, or their "lords" at al.

     
    #40     Oct 3, 2016