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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI did not vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
I voted for a slate of electors who will in turn vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Goodheart
(5,318 posts)samnsara
(17,616 posts)Silent3
(15,200 posts)I mean, what did Biden and Harris really do to earn my vote?
That slate, however... they're amazing!
PJMcK
(22,031 posts)On the ballot I filled out the electors names were right there in front of me!
Oh, wait...
DarthDem
(5,255 posts)Our system might have made sense at one time, but it really is beyond stupid by this point.
Thanks for the laugh.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)I said...You!
BumRushDaShow
(128,842 posts)This general election was not the primary. This vote at least tabulates "the popular vote".
frazzled
(18,402 posts)You had to vote for Biden electors separately (though all the candidates electors were clearly labeled and grouped together).
BumRushDaShow
(128,842 posts)but they were clearly labeled regarding who they were an elector for and there were instructions to select "up to" some max number.
brush
(53,764 posts)a compromise that devalued actual human beings to just 3/5 of a human so as to increase slave holding states say in selection of our president.
And republicans are of course the obstacle to getting rid of it because it helps them put in the likes of W Bush and trump.