Summary

Donations to Kamala Harris’ campaign are now partially directed to a “Recount Account,” raising speculation about a possible recount effort despite her recent concession to Donald Trump, who won with 312 Electoral College votes.

Although recounts in close states could be requested, Harris’ campaign has emphasized funding efforts to support close Senate and House races still undecided.

The campaign’s website urges donations to help “see the election across the finish line” for Democrats in Congress, while Republicans have already secured a Senate majority and the House remains in contention.

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    13 days ago

    In fairness, though, not all of those citizens are eligible to vote. I found a link that says there are 244 million eligible voters. That’s now 30%.

    https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/10-things-to-know-2024-presidential-election/

    And not all eligible citizens are registered. Yes, I am aware that Republicans fuck with the voter rolls. I found a link that says there are 162m registered voters in the US, which seems low. But assuming it is accurate, we’re now at 46%.

    https://www.statista.com/topics/11901/2024-us-presidential-election/#topicOverview

    There is no getting around the fact that we brought this on ourselves.

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      13 days ago

      You can’t just ignore the worst parts of the system. Many many people are disenfranchised and the dems haven’t done anything to change that. Many people live in “red” or “blue” states where their vote doesn’t matter at all and the dems haven’t done anything to change that. Many people see no reason to register and again the dems are to blame for not offering a viable alternative. When less than 28% of USAians are willing to support your candidate, maybe the other 72% of the country isn’t the problem.