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Politics@beehaw.org · 1 month ago

Most US elections don’t count

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Most US elections don’t count

Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to

Politics@beehaw.org · 1 month ago

Generally speaking, one of the best explanations of the US political system.

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I turned 18 in 1997, and I can’t remember an election where my vote counted. The further up the ballot you go, the less relevance.

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