Juergen@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoSo you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of themtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square259fedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down157file-text
arrow-up1200arrow-down1external-linkSo you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of themtheconversation.comJuergen@lemmy.sdf.org to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square259fedilinkfile-text
It has been said a gazillion times over the last few months, but is it getting through to those who need to hear it?
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoOn the other side of the Atlantic there’s usually two rounds, unless someone gets >50% of the vote in the first round. The second round takes the top two candidates and then people choose between them. Well I mean I don’t know of all European countries but this is fairly common afaik.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoIt doesn’t work that way in US Presidential elections.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoYeah. I know. The US doesn’t have a direct presidential election. You have the electoral college, ie an indirect election.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoCorrect, but even state by state, if you have multiple people running and nobody hits 50%, Presidential elections are not subject to a run-off election like we saw in the Georgia Senate race.
On the other side of the Atlantic there’s usually two rounds, unless someone gets >50% of the vote in the first round.
The second round takes the top two candidates and then people choose between them.
Well I mean I don’t know of all European countries but this is fairly common afaik.
It doesn’t work that way in US Presidential elections.
Yeah. I know.
The US doesn’t have a direct presidential election. You have the electoral college, ie an indirect election.
Correct, but even state by state, if you have multiple people running and nobody hits 50%, Presidential elections are not subject to a run-off election like we saw in the Georgia Senate race.