3 ms·
I just don't understand why you would frame the observation this way. What do you want US based HNers to do about it?
by SpicyLemonZest 10mo ago
I just don't understand why you would frame the observation this way. What do you want US based HNers to do about it?
- PearlRiver 10mo agoVote? Do they still do that over there?
- SpicyLemonZest 10mo agoNot in the way you may be expecting. Only Americans in what we call "swing states" get meaningful votes in presidential elections - because of how our system works, once you know that one candidate or the other is going to win your state, how much they win by doesn't matter. I still vote as a civic obligation, but I don't have any friends or family members in swing states, so neither my voting nor my advocacy has any effect whatsoever on who becomes President of the USA. The election schedule is also infrequent with no provision at all for early elections. Most Americans haven't voted since November 2024, won't get to vote again until November of this year, and the next opportunity to vote for president isn't until November 2028.