As an European, I'm struck by depending on media outlets announcements. Here we have official government committee, which gathers official results from all districts, sums the results and proclaims winner. Does USA have official, federal bureau for election results?
It's quicker and easier for media outlets to parse the incoming data for us and figure out who is going to win. American is not just big we're spread out like crazy.
We have a ton of rural voters and we give them a LOT of voting power (if you live in Montana you've got around 40 times more voting power than you do if you live in California).
The way it works is media outlets parse through the result by looking at how red or blue (party colors) the districts are. As it gets close they know where the re
if you live in Montana you've got around 40 times more voting power than you do if you live in California
...as far as voting for president goes, that's true only if the voter is a Republican. If they're a Democrat, the EC straight-up disenfranchises the voter — Democrat votes don't count. At all.
Otherwise, for state issues, voting power is the same.
...as far as voting for president goes, that's true only if the voter is a Republican. If they're a Democrat, the EC straight-up disenfranchises the voter — Democrat votes don't count. At all.
Don't make it partisan. It's only true for the party that wins in the state - whatever party that may be. Just as Montana's votes may count disproportionately to Republicans, Nevada and Rhode Island have disproportionate voting power that typically counts to the Democrats.
Basically, a certain amount of voting power is allocated towards a state as an entity. The thought is that just because population is concentrated in certain states you don't want 5 or 6 states to basically be able to determine the president regardless of the political leanings of all the other states. If that was the cause it would be better for some of the states to split off rather than to be forcibly ruled by the votes of people far away who they don't agree with politically.
Media outlets? (Score:5, Insightful)
As an European, I'm struck by depending on media outlets announcements. Here we have official government committee, which gathers official results from all districts, sums the results and proclaims winner.
Does USA have official, federal bureau for election results?
We do but it's slow as molasses (Score:1)
We have a ton of rural voters and we give them a LOT of voting power (if you live in Montana you've got around 40 times more voting power than you do if you live in California).
The way it works is media outlets parse through the result by looking at how red or blue (party colors) the districts are. As it gets close they know where the re
Not exactly (Score:2)
Otherwise, for state issues, voting power is the same.
Writing in from Montana, BTW. :)
Re:Not exactly (Score:2)
...as far as voting for president goes, that's true only if the voter is a Republican. If they're a Democrat, the EC straight-up disenfranchises the voter — Democrat votes don't count. At all.
Don't make it partisan. It's only true for the party that wins in the state - whatever party that may be. Just as Montana's votes may count disproportionately to Republicans, Nevada and Rhode Island have disproportionate voting power that typically counts to the Democrats.
Basically, a certain amount of voting power is allocated towards a state as an entity. The thought is that just because population is concentrated in certain states you don't want 5 or 6 states to basically be able to determine the president regardless of the political leanings of all the other states. If that was the cause it would be better for some of the states to split off rather than to be forcibly ruled by the votes of people far away who they don't agree with politically.