# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=193 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 194 --- ## [The proportional Electoral College](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proportional-electoral-college/771349)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proportional-electoral-college/771349 "2016-11-26T17:09:51Z")
Oft discussed threads in this forum ponder alternative voting systems and their effect on the success of third/minor parties. So for the sake of the exercise I have calculated what the EC might look like were the delega… --- ## [Republicans: What would it take to impeach Donald Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-what-would-it-take-to-impeach-donald-trump/771505)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-what-would-it-take-to-impeach-donald-trump/771505 "2016-11-26T15:51:37Z")
I’ve heard several times, both in these threads and elsewhere, that I have no reason to worry because the Republican led Congress will impeach Trump before he goes too far. The same Republicans that promised he would ne… --- ## [Better unversal healthcare at a federal level is likely dead, how about states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-unversal-healthcare-at-a-federal-level-is-likely-dead-how-about-states/772832)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-unversal-healthcare-at-a-federal-level-is-likely-dead-how-about-states/772832 "2016-11-26T04:12:05Z")
I don’t know how feasible this is, but would it be possible or workable to have a confederation of liberal leaning states to sign onto common framework of healthcare policy that implemented a more robust universal health… --- ## ["Campaign would have been different using popular vote"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-would-have-been-different-using-popular-vote/772769)
**Author:** [@OriginalGangster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OriginalGangster)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/campaign-would-have-been-different-using-popular-vote/772769 "2016-11-25T19:23:48Z")
Those from every shade of the right like to mention this. The candidates campaigned mainly in the swing states (which didn’t exist until 92 btw). Had they campaigned on popular vote, the vote would have been completely … --- ## [Obama as tea leaves for Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-as-tea-leaves-for-trump/772754)
**Author:** [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-as-tea-leaves-for-trump/772754 "2016-11-25T18:25:02Z")
I’m getting a lot of deja vu here from 08. “He’s not my president!” “I didn’t vote for him!” “He’s not even eligible for the position” “He’s going to ruin this country” “He’s going to destroy this country from withi… --- ## [Trump adviser tells House Republicans: You're no longer Reagan's party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-adviser-tells-house-republicans-youre-no-longer-reagans-party/772912)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-adviser-tells-house-republicans-youre-no-longer-reagans-party/772912 "2016-11-25T16:57:17Z")
Well well. I’m betting most of them will just roll over and get on board. --- ## [Trump Adviser: "Gays can be reformed, like arsonists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-adviser-gays-can-be-reformed-like-arsonists/772508)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-adviser-gays-can-be-reformed-like-arsonists/772508 "2016-11-25T13:03:05Z")
I’ll ask the same question I did on the white nationalism thread: are any Trump supporters bothered by someone who believes this being in a position close to the P-elect and overseeing domestic policy? “Gays can be refo… --- ## [Trump Summons TV Figures for Private Meeting, and Lets Them Have It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-summons-tv-figures-for-private-meeting-and-lets-them-have-it/772737)
**Author:** [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-summons-tv-figures-for-private-meeting-and-lets-them-have-it/772737 "2016-11-25T09:55:56Z")
From the NYT: From the Washington Post: Stephen Bannon, Reince Priebus & Trump’s son-in-law attended the meeting. --- ## [What should the Dems plan of attack be for 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-dems-plan-of-attack-be-for-2020/772792)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-dems-plan-of-attack-be-for-2020/772792 "2016-11-25T06:14:29Z")
I know it’s a bit early, but I think quite a few of the state-level (and Congressional district-level) results this election were quite surprising, and I thought it would make good fodder for discussion. Trump won state… --- ## [Formerly-fictional totalitarian regime, here we come!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formerly-fictional-totalitarian-regime-here-we-come/771322)
**Author:** [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formerly-fictional-totalitarian-regime-here-we-come/771322 "2016-11-25T00:58:33Z")
My posts three years ago in this thread are looking positively prescient now. I’ve heard people saying, “It’s just four years,” but an awful lot of bad can happen in that amount of time, and there are no guarantees that… --- ## [Are there any possible "Only Nixon Could Go to China" issues for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-possible-only-nixon-could-go-to-china-issues-for-trump/771961)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-possible-only-nixon-could-go-to-china-issues-for-trump/771961 "2016-11-24T15:39:24Z")
Can’t say I’m looking for a bright side. More like, looking for a few flecks of pale murky micro-illuminations in the void. As Trump is a Republican but not a traditional one, are there any issues that, if raised by a D… --- ## [What Happens if Trump turns into a Democrat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-turns-into-a-democrat/772801)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-trump-turns-into-a-democrat/772801 "2016-11-24T13:50:10Z")
I don’t mean in name, of course. But really, it sounds like a lot of what he actually wants to do is getting more inconsistent with the Republican core values. So, if he steers significantly left (a possibility I suspect… --- ## [White Nationalism Crawls Out of the Shadows into the Spotlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-crawls-out-of-the-shadows-into-the-spotlight/772503)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-nationalism-crawls-out-of-the-shadows-into-the-spotlight/772503 "2016-11-24T06:57:37Z")
All of you who are trying to “normalize” the players and elements in the new Trump Administration, who are saying liberals are just pissed because a Republican won and their candidate lost, who seem to have been hit by t… --- ## ["Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on ‘self-dealing,’ new filing to IRS shows"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-foundation-admits-to-violating-ban-on-self-dealing-new-filing-to-irs-shows/772776)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-foundation-admits-to-violating-ban-on-self-dealing-new-filing-to-irs-shows/772776 "2016-11-24T05:41:22Z")
I would like to propose a discussion of this topic: “Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on ‘self-dealing,’ new filing to IRS shows” You can download the 990 here \[on the right side of the screen is a button with… --- ## [Is democratic control of the house of representatives hopeless going forward?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-democratic-control-of-the-house-of-representatives-hopeless-going-forward/772777)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-democratic-control-of-the-house-of-representatives-hopeless-going-forward/772777 "2016-11-24T04:10:23Z")
First, to lay out my despair as a liberal. There seems to be massive structural weight against democratic control. Democratic voters are clustered around population centers where they have largely emptied out the rural… --- ## [2020: Jon Stewart is going to run, isn't he ..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-jon-stewart-is-going-to-run-isnt-he/772446)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-jon-stewart-is-going-to-run-isnt-he/772446 "2016-11-24T03:35:07Z")
He has all the qualification - which, we now understand, are none. In fact, as a successful comedian with a prior tv show it might be argued he is over-qualified. Anyway, this looks very much like a middle ground, ever… --- ## [What the Bannon factor tells us about Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-bannon-factor-tells-us-about-trump/772056)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-bannon-factor-tells-us-about-trump/772056 "2016-11-24T00:32:13Z")
For a few moments there I actually thought I saw a silver lining in this fiasco of an election, a hopeful sign that Trump isn’t really as crazy as we’d thought. Namely the fact that Trump had backed off from appointing … --- ## [What conventional wisdom was correct in the 2016 election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conventional-wisdom-was-correct-in-the-2016-election/772745)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conventional-wisdom-was-correct-in-the-2016-election/772745 "2016-11-23T21:56:43Z")
Maybe not conventional wisdom, maybe just rules of thumb. Low voter turn-out favors the Republicans. Democrats have to fall in love, Republicans fall in line. Charisma not substance wins (okay, that is just my theory … --- ## [Hillary won the popular vote, yet lost - obvious flaw in the system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-won-the-popular-vote-yet-lost-obvious-flaw-in-the-system/771946)
**Author:** [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-won-the-popular-vote-yet-lost-obvious-flaw-in-the-system/771946 "2016-11-23T18:13:23Z")
It means some votes had more weight than others. Something which should be corrected for future? --- ## [National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: Convincing states to join](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-popular-vote-interstate-compact-convincing-states-to-join/772729)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-popular-vote-interstate-compact-convincing-states-to-join/772729 "2016-11-23T15:32:25Z")
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is an attempted end run around the Electoral College. The basic idea is that states sign up, promising to give all of their votes to the winner of the popular vote if and onl… --- ## [Trump University lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352 "2016-11-23T15:09:00Z")
According to this Politico article the Trump University lawsuit is about to settle. In March Trump stated that he wouldn’t settle because it was an easy win. I’m shocked, I tell you, shocked that now he’s willing to pa… --- ## [Have we blown relatively small poll leads out of proportion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-blown-relatively-small-poll-leads-out-of-proportion/772455)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-blown-relatively-small-poll-leads-out-of-proportion/772455 "2016-11-23T04:11:00Z")
I think one partial explanation as to why people were shocked by the Trump election, given the pro-Clinton polls in the final weeks of polling of the race, is that we may have blown the significance of a “3 to 4 percent … --- ## [Someone wake up Dr. Ben Carson, Pres-elect may have a gig for him ..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wake-up-dr-ben-carson-pres-elect-may-have-a-gig-for-him/772753)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-wake-up-dr-ben-carson-pres-elect-may-have-a-gig-for-him/772753 "2016-11-23T03:41:19Z")
Sayeth the Great Leader: You heard it here, “greatly talented”. Tremendous. At least when you see those property signs saying ‘Vacant’, you’ll know who they refer to. --- ## [Great things about a Trump presidency.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-things-about-a-trump-presidency/771204)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-things-about-a-trump-presidency/771204 "2016-11-21T21:26:44Z")
We will finally have a president that won’t cave into the Chinese on every issue whether it’s fake territorial claims, lead in baby formula, IP violations, etc. Better relations with Russia. Despite what you may th… --- ## [The impact of Trump and the GOP's policies on the middle class and working class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impact-of-trump-and-the-gops-policies-on-the-middle-class-and-working-class/772419)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impact-of-trump-and-the-gops-policies-on-the-middle-class-and-working-class/772419 "2016-11-21T21:16:12Z")
So, just for posterity, I want to create a list of all the things either Trump and/or the GOP are preparing or wanting to do, and the impact it’ll have on working people from an economic perspective. Trump hasn’t taken … --- ## [No, Trump's victory doesn't represent resurgent racism, white nationalism, or the return of the Klan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-trumps-victory-doesnt-represent-resurgent-racism-white-nationalism-or-the-return-of-the-klan/772567)
**Author:** [@BrerRobert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrerRobert)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-trumps-victory-doesnt-represent-resurgent-racism-white-nationalism-or-the-return-of-the-klan/772567 "2016-11-21T11:35:32Z")
Just ask Kanye. Or better yet read this article, which thoroughly demolishes the whitelash narrative: Here is a list of the talking points that the article shows to be nonsense: From the looks of things, y’all need… --- ## [Romney may be Secretary of State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-may-be-secretary-of-state/772465)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-may-be-secretary-of-state/772465 "2016-11-21T04:53:20Z")
I didn’t think this photo would ever happen. https://www.google.com/amp/amp.usatoday.com/story/94124850/?client=ms-android-motorola Its encouraging to see these three men put aside the harsh words said during the campa… --- ## [exit polls vs. reality, or was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exit-polls-vs-reality-or-was-it/772170)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exit-polls-vs-reality-or-was-it/772170 "2016-11-20T12:39:42Z")
https://trofire.com/2016/11/15/math-increasingly-suggests-election-fraud-hillary-clinton-david-pakman-show/ Yes, you could call me a sore loser, black and blue all over, in fact…but I just watched an interesting present… --- ## [Why does nobody care about Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nobody-care-about-russia/772203)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nobody-care-about-russia/772203 "2016-11-20T08:53:35Z")
How is it that Russia trying to get Trump elected via espionage and then Trump changing US policy to benefit Russia isn’t a gigantic scandal that takes up 24/7 news coverage? Am I taking crazy pills? If the argument is … --- ## [Tell Donald Trump What He Should Focus On In His First 100 Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-donald-trump-what-he-should-focus-on-in-his-first-100-days/772478)
**Author:** [@Anxious\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anxious_Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-donald-trump-what-he-should-focus-on-in-his-first-100-days/772478 "2016-11-20T02:34:50Z")
I subscribed to his email list, back during the election. I’m on Hilary’s, too, but I only got a couple. The Donald has been relentlessly sending out emails through the final months of his campaign and is still at it now… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=194)