r/politics • u/slaysia • Dec 19 '17

Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote; creating 50-50 tie in legislature

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.82f2b85b50fa
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u/nitori Australia Dec 20 '17

Chomsky is pretty adamant that if one lives in a swing state one should vote (for a democrat), though, because “small” differences between the parties have large consequences when reflected on a country as powerful as the US

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '17

I agree with that, but if you are not in a swing state, you are silenced. That is the broken part.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '17

What about state and local elections?