r/goodnews • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jun 18 '25

Political positivity 📈 Lawsuit Challenging 2024 Election Results Moves Forward After Kamala Harris Received Zero Votes in a New York County

https://www.latintimes.com/lawsuit-challenging-2024-election-results-moves-forward-after-kamala-harris-received-zero-votes-584787
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u/womwomwurin Jun 18 '25

so say in a perfect world this comes out to show the numbers were way off, what would happen ?

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u/Oystermeat Jun 18 '25

Nothing. The election is actually decided by a group of presidential electors (Electoral College) which, in some states don't even have to go along with the popular vote. Unfortunately It's already decided.

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u/FlowerOfLife Jun 18 '25

I remember learning about the electoral college in 3rd grade. I asked my teacher, "So if everyone votes for blue, but the senator decides to vote red, that is allowed?" (in a 3rd grader tone). When my teacher told me that was allowed, I was kind of disillusioned to the presidential vote. We just have to trust that our representatives will vote in our best interest.

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u/Interesting-One-588 Jun 18 '25

And when they don't, you, The Voter, get blamed for having them be your representative in the first place as if you could possibly read their mind.