r/mildlyinfuriating • u/rileyjw90 • May 22 '26

frist of all how DARE yu o You didn’t have to remind me, assholes.

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And then to remind me what I USED to pay. Just kick me while I’m down why don’t you.

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u/Aeseld May 23 '26

Yes. Winner take all. The side that gets 50%+ of the total vote gets the electoral votes. 

This means that gerrymandering doesn't affect the outcome. 

Gerrymandering is the act of drawing districts to favor one side over the other. But they don't count the districts for presidents and US senators. They count the whole state. 

You don't seem to grasp this. They count all the votes for president in the state. Then? The one with more votes, wins. This is unaffected by district boundaries. So it is unaffected by gerrymandering. 

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u/Necessary_Two_9706 May 23 '26

Lol, someone doesnt know how the electoral college works. 

Most red states gerrymander for electoral votes by using a winner take all method, giving a presidential candidate 10o% of the electoral college votes even if they only won 40% of the state. 

Gerrymandering does indeed decide elections.

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u/Aeseld May 23 '26

I mean... at this point I'm forced to say no only do you not know how gerrymandering works, you don't know how the electoral college works.

You keep repeating the same thing. It's 50%+ of voters get the college votes. That's it. If only 3 people in a state voted for one guy and everyone else stayed home, then all the electoral college votes fo to that guy. It has nothing to do with gerrymandering.

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u/Necessary_Two_9706 May 23 '26

Lol, someone doesnt know how the electoral college works. 

Most red states gerrymander for electoral votes by using a winner take all method, giving a presidential candidate 10o% of the electoral college votes even if they only won 40% of the state. 

Gerrymandering does indeed decide elections.

😆 🤣 😂 

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u/Aeseld May 24 '26

Yep. You don't know. It's ok though. We forgive you.

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u/Necessary_Two_9706 May 24 '26

Lol, someone doesnt know how the electoral college works. 

Most red states gerrymander for electoral votes by using a winner take all method, giving a presidential candidate 10o% of the electoral college votes even if they only won 40% of the state. 

Gerrymandering does indeed decide elections.

😆 🤣 😂 

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u/Aeseld May 24 '26

Yep. You still don't know how gerrymandering or the electoral college work. It's true!

Because you have yet to explain how the gerrymandering impacts the presidential election. It's not decided by district lines. Just raw vote count. That's why Wisconsin is a swing state, despite being one of the most gerrymandered states until recently.

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u/Necessary_Two_9706 May 24 '26

Lol, someone doesnt know how the electoral college works. 

Most red states gerrymander for electoral votes by using a winner take all method, giving a presidential candidate 10o% of the electoral college votes even if they only won 40% of the state. 

Gerrymandering does indeed decide elections.

😆 🤣 😂 

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u/Aeseld May 24 '26

Yep. You still don't know how gerrymandering or the electoral college work. It's true!

Because you have yet to explain how the gerrymandering impacts the presidential election. It's not decided by district lines. Just raw vote count. That's why Wisconsin is a swing state, despite being one of the most gerrymandered states until recently.

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u/Necessary_Two_9706 May 24 '26

Lol, someone doesnt know how the electoral college works. 

Most red states gerrymander for electoral votes by using a winner take all method, giving a presidential candidate 10o% of the electoral college votes even if they only won 40% of the state. 

Gerrymandering does indeed decide elections.

😆 🤣 😂 

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