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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
What other method is there? We've twice had a district council's control be decided by the cutting of a pack of cards.
The other option is to let the neutral person running the vote cast a deciding vote, which has a ton of issues of its own.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranWell, the candidates bucked things enough that they got more debates on the schedule, I think.
Anyway, when you have a short time limit on things I guess a coin flip is a lot faster and more efficient that going through a run off sort of thing. Not that I really think a run off would have changed many minds in this case; O'malley doesn't appear to have had enough supporters to have effected things either way once he quit and they had to choose someone else.
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Boss Schultz. Didn't they go by surnames? Eh. I'll be glad when she's been gotten rid of either by being chased out at the next party chair election or effectively getting kicked upstairs in the wake of a Clinton victory. ...Or did Obama appoint her?
edited 1st Feb '16 10:21:45 PM by Artificius
"I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."A game of Super Smash Bros Final Destination, No items, 999% damage. Go!
Poor O'Malley. Not even a single delegate.
I guess he's the stand in for Peter Florrick in our universe.
90 Iowa precincts were not properly staffed by DNC officials, so their caucus results cannot be confirmed. That's 5% of the vote.
Maybe they'll settle with 90 coin tosses?
https://twitter.com/kylieatwood/status/694401330169819136
https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/694398241140531202
edited 1st Feb '16 11:17:16 PM by SolipsistOwl
This is...unexpected. When Hillary gets a single-delegate advantage by coin flip, it's safe to say that Sanders has the momentum, especially since NH is predicted to be in Bernie's bag.
Meanwhile, the Republican establishment now has a clear call: they need to get their collective thumb out of their butt and get the dollars flowing to Rubio, who can use them far better than Bush. And I'll say this: if Rubio manages to take the nomination, I won't cheer, but I'll applaud him and the RNC for a storm well-weathered..
Delegates. It's all about the delegates.
Each state gets a number of delegates, who go to whomever the state majority votes. Whoever gets more delegates wins the election.
That's why a president can be elected without the actual majority vote, though it's unlikely. The big tickets states are California and Texas. Texas always goes Republican (36 Delegates) and California always goes Democrat (53).
After that it's about winning the states with the largest number of Delegates to try and create a majority. The number break down is like so
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It's why Republicans depend so much on the rural country White voters, who tend to be ignorant and racist. The Republicans have spent decades playing to that and it's part of why Trump is so out of control.
edited 2nd Feb '16 12:52:41 AM by LMage
So correct me if I am wrong, but now that it's done, we won't hear about Iowa again for three years and a half, right? Unless it is also the first state to give results during the election?
Since 2008, we hear a lot about the primaries over here, and it really looks like the US just cannot not make a huge show of everything. However, in 2008 and 2012 it still was a political show, but this year, it looks like a TV series, especially on the GOP side. It's almost a live soap opera.
edited 2nd Feb '16 1:50:56 AM by Julep
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it doesn't, in the end a candidate with more money and connections can beat the democratic system, don't forget Al Gore got more votes than Bush Jr. and LOST the election because Bush used his family contacts to rig the Florida election
edited 2nd Feb '16 4:16:26 AM by FieldMarshalFry
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I don't know about that: from the polls I've been reading most Bernie supporters are College students, but vary more heavily than you imply. I've seen strong numbers of women, Po C, LGBT folk.
edited 2nd Feb '16 5:45:26 AM by LMage

Future generations will point at this and laugh.
edited 1st Feb '16 10:13:50 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.