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BeckyDem

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2. It is concerning. What I found the most disturbing about 2016 was the electoral college

Thu Jul 6, 2023, 10:31 AM

Jul 2023

issue, which has no legitimacy imho and has corrupted democracy in America.

This issue has been long overlooked and not addressed with vigor. Hillary Clinton won the majority vote and not by a tiny measure, she won in any functioning democracy.

Our young people, and I'm old, should believe that with political will, and a good fight, we can change the political landscape. But it can be hard to believe in a system when Citizen United is a huge culprit too. Biden has a lot of obstacles, two are named Sinema and Manchin.

I believe they are mostly responsible for his poll numbers.

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Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton: I still feel strongly that the Supreme Court [View all] BeckyDem Jul 2023 OP

It is a problem AnnaLee Jul 2023 #1

It is concerning. What I found the most disturbing about 2016 was the electoral college BeckyDem Jul 2023 #2

You are exactly right on every point DeeDeeNY Jul 2023 #10

Thank you, DeeDeeNY. BeckyDem Jul 2023 #11

the 'young' have been fed disaffection stopdiggin Jul 2023 #3

Let's see it from their point of view. progressoid Jul 2023 #17

don't really disagree stopdiggin Jul 2023 #22

Cop movies invariable show ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #21

and plenty of 'dirty cops' in any stopdiggin Jul 2023 #23

I sometimes Rebl2 Jul 2023 #5

No need to THINK inthewind21 Jul 2023 #7

👆👆👆! Rebl2 Jul 2023 #20

If they lose interest and don't vote, they are the problem. LisaM Jul 2023 #12

Thanks HRC! Blue Owl Jul 2023 #4

We missed out on HRC RANDYWILDMAN Jul 2023 #6

Oh no inthewind21 Jul 2023 #8

And we missed out on Al Gore. The 2000 election was actually cheating. FL went for Gore SharonAnn Jul 2023 #14

It was all part of the MAGA Taliban's plan to steal SCOTUS. Initech Jul 2023 #18

Gore got screwed and so did democracy RANDYWILDMAN Jul 2023 #19

Interesting that the consortium was so thorough.. Permanut Jul 2023 #24

never happen llashram Jul 2023 #9

The current SCOTUS sides with the religious reich. And that's who they need to stop siding with. Initech Jul 2023 #13

They really side with the rich and the fanatical religious. SharonAnn Jul 2023 #15

What was the big problem with Hillary? What was all that about her being corrupt and corporatist betsuni Jul 2023 #16