Can Biden win?
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Originally posted by Sam Sharpe View PostOh, I understand they whys and wherefores, but it still feels strange/unnatural to me.
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Thanks Rob. I really enjoyed seeing the prediction from Polli, 372.
The advance polling has been huge, I have to believe that is bad news for Trump.
So my final prediction is: well, Biden needs 270 to win, and it could be a landslide, so going way out on a limb here, LOL
Biden wins with between 270 and 372.
Let the drinking begin. :)
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Oh, I understand they whys and wherefores, but it still feels strange/unnatural to me.
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The US was founded with the rejection of "kings" and powerful central government. Distrust of government, particularly a central one is very strong in their culture.
Much of the power of government is devolved to the state level. As an example, although there are a gazillion banks and/or insurance companies in the US, very few operate nationwide because any financial company has to be registered in, and adhere to the regulations of, any state in which they operate.
Elections are run by the individual states and they all have different rules.
Steve
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I find the US system strange, Ken. But that's mainly because I don't live there LOL
Even my wife commented "Why don't they have something like 'Elections Canada' to run things?"
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I stand corrected, Sam. I shouldn't have been operating from memory.
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Originally posted by Sam Sharpe View Post
I thought they awarded two electoral votes to the statewide popular vote winner and 1 vote to each of their 2 district's popular vote?
Steve
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Originally posted by Ken Craft View PostMaine has 4 voting regions. Probably going 3-1 for Biden.
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Ah I see... Maine and Nebraska allow electoral college votes to be split. Not clear to me how the split is determined (perhaps purely by proportion?).
The whole electoral college idea is outdated (if it ever did make sense) but I don't see the U.S. changing how that works - they haven't even adopted metric.
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What is your take on the way the electoral college is set up in most states? i.e. whoever wins the popular vote in each state takes ALL the electors?
It seems this disincentivizes voters in particular states : for example, a Republican voter in California or a Democrat voter in Texas can't be really faulted for thinking that their vote doesn't count, and may even be motivated to not vote.
Would a proportional system be more fair/representative ? The system in Maine/Nebraska seems to be a very good alternative as well.
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Originally posted by Rob Gashgarian View PostI've been following Polli, a political AI algorithm from Advanced Symbolics Inc in Ottawa, that has successfully called Trudeau 2015 & 2019, Trump 2015 and Brexit. They have made periodic visits to The Agenda, on TVO. If you check TVO's online archives you can find some of their visits. Interesting, beyond the political ramifications.
I believe the link will take you to their electoral map.
https://advancedsymbolics.com/us-election-2/
:)
p.s. the link has numbers I like!
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I've been following Polli, a political AI algorithm from Advanced Symbolics Inc in Ottawa, that has successfully called Trudeau 2015 & 2019, Trump 2015 and Brexit. They have made periodic visits to The Agenda, on TVO. If you check TVO's online archives you can find some of their visits. Interesting, beyond the political ramifications.
I believe the link will take you to their electoral map.
https://advancedsymbolics.com/us-election-2/
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Originally posted by Victor Plotkin View PostA very funny picture. Trump has absolutely no chances to win Oregon, Washington and Illinois.
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