• stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub
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    Don’t let the media and talking heads convince you of anything.

    There are a great majority of people who want nothing to do with Trump, his Russian bootlicking or any of his other xenophobic hate.

    Just vote.

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      But the system is rigged so that a relatively small minority of morons can fuck shit up for everybody else. So yeah, guys, vote like your life depends on it because it literally does.

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        And those of us who are voting and get elected will, and have been, continue to stop vote rigging, jerrymandering, and voter intimidation.

        Voting doesn’t end at the end of the presidential election. It involves your local elections too. Especially anything to do with your local educational system.

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        It’s not a relatively small minority. Trump has lost the popular vote every time he’s run, but not by huge margins. There are a lot of people that legitimately want Trump as a president, and many more that view him as the lesser of two evils. Don’t underestimate that and definitely don’t let down your guard.

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      Exactly, and even if it might seem like your single vote doesn’t matter, you would be surprised. trump won in 2016 because disinformation on social media convinced people that their vote won’t change anything and Hillary will win anyway.

      Also vote at least every 2 years, it isn’t just the president that matters, the Congress is important too

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        Congress is more imortant than the president by the looks from an outsider.

        How is the house reps elected in the USA?

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          By district, which is all the voters in a smaller geographic area. House Reps are up for re election every 2 years. The intent of the House is to give more representatives to states with higher populations, so for example New York has 26 representatives while Kansas only has 4.

          However, instead of purely representing population, the number of House reps has been capped at 435, which weighs heavily in favor of less populated (Republican) states. If that cap was removed, Democrats would have a permanent lock on the House.