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On 11/4/24 6:57 PM, RonO wrote:
> On 11/3/2024 12:48 PM, Martin Harran wrote:
>> Whatever way it turns out, hopefully you won't have to cope with civil
>> war :(
>>
> I already voted, but my vote doesn't count in Arkansas because of the 
> electoral college.  Arkansas is an all or nothing state that takes away 
> the vote of the minority, and the majority of voters are fruity enough 
> to elect a governor that thinks Trump was picked by Jesus.
> 
> Ron Okimoto

Note that, even in those places where one's vote will not count, their 
*lack* of vote will. Politicians pay attention to who votes, and if they 
see a particular demographic not voting, they know that they do not need 
to do *anything* to help them in any way.

-- 
Mark Isaak
"Wisdom begins when you discover the difference between 'That
doesn't make sense' and 'I don't understand.'" - Mary Doria Russell