My friends list, my people

[thistlechaser]

My friendslist is all the same this morning. Almost without exception, every post on it is expressing sorrow over the US election results. I'm right there with you.

But this morning I woke up with a small positive thought: We're now one day closer to Trump being out of office. And tomorrow we'll be another day closer.

I just have to try not to think about the damage that will be done before he's gone.

I heard the saddest quote on the news yesterday. Some woman said, paraphrasing:

"They always told me I was wrong for not believing in gay rights. But Republicans hold the House, Congress, and now the presidency, and that's telling me I was right all along. Blah blah back to traditional values, things the country "should" believe in, the quote went on and on.

It makes my heart ache.

I try to focus on the positive things. Hillary won the popular vote. So there are more good, kind people in the country than there are people who support that abusive, racist, bullying piece of crap.

I wish we could address the issue of why it's not the popular vote that counts, but as Democrats keep winning the popular vote and yet losing the election, the Republicans won't ever let that happen.

Comments

[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

We REALLY need to abolish the electoral college and go on popular vote.

[pink-halen.livejournal.com]

You might consider this before you axe it.

The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House (http://nypost.com/2016/11/09/the-one-scenario-that-could-still-get-hillary-into-the-white-house/)

[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

That won't happen though.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

We do. We really do.

[socksofjello.livejournal.com]

The only really good news we have regarding voting overhaul is a successful referendum in Maine to switch to instant-runoff voting statewide. It'll face difficulties in implementation and won't apply to presidential elections right out of the box, but that it passed at all will hopefully get the rest of the nation thinking.

Both Trump and Clinton had the lowest approval ratings of any presidential candidates in America's history; while instant-runoff isn't perfect, first-past-the-post is clearly failing to serve the people..

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

First steps are important. I'm glad to see that, thanks for linking it.

[gconnor.livejournal.com]

Also there is hope with nationalpopularvote.com, it is basically a compact between states to pool their electoral votes and vote for whoever got the popular vote in the US. 11 states have approved it (enough for 165 electoral votes). We don't even need all states, it will take effect automatically when that total reaches 270, then it won't matter what the other states do. CA is on the list, but we can still share it with friends to get it discussed in other states.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, that's great to see! Hope for future elections.