natalunasans:

truu2u:

why do people call the US a democracy when a candidate gets ALL the votes of a state once they win?? so if you win Texas by 51% you get all their votes????? democracy MY ASS

because it’s not actually a direct democracy.  it’s an indirect democracy (representative republic).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_States

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  11. orchestralmanoeuvrez said: the electoral college is a whole other thing that takes away from the democracy too
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