BTW, Sabato's Crystal Ball shows Clinton winning with 352 to Trump's 173, 538 has it 341/195, and
270towin has a listing of EC projections, while none of them are anywhere like historical landslides, they're still in the range that Obama did in 2008 and 2012.
that he do so well in the election shows that the democrat party is not healthy at all either.
"So well" in this election means "win a large majority of republican base voters". Democrats dont chose how republicans vote. Republicans chose how republicans vote. Because it's a democracy.
Yeah, Americans tend to vote straight tickets along party lines (when we vote at all). It's pathetic, but it is what it is.
There are undecideds, and I try to be one, but they're a minority. That's why candidates pander to their base so much... It's often easier to get a decided voter to *actually go to the polls* than to reach across the aisle.
Personally I think the Democrats do a better job of winning over undecideds, while Republicans prefer to drum up fear and hate in their base, but obviously I'm biased
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Honestly, don't think it's that pathetic Rolan. The entire electoral system is massively inherently flawed, it was destined to be a two-party-system from the start, regardless of what the people actually.
As this election shows, everyone votes against who they don't want, rather than for who they do want.
Well, it's more of a voting-against election than typical due to the unpopularity of both candidates. Also, yes there are massive flaws, I'll admit that, no electoral system is absolutely perfect.
I would love for things to get better, yes, but it's going to be a heck of a lot harder with the current partisan climate. Though if the Democrats take back the Senate, it'll be somewhat easier with Clinton.