Really you don’t need to read more than one chart:

If you vote for anyone other than Harris, you’re voting for Trump:

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    7 days ago

    Pretty much. There is a process to change the Constitution, here’s how it works:

    1. First you get a 290 vote super majority in the House. These are the people who took 15 tries to get a simple 218 vote majority to decide who their own leader would be.

    2. Then you need a 67 vote super majority in the Senate, the people continually blocked by needing 60 votes to overturn a filibuster.

    If somehow you meet those two hurdles, then it goes to the states for ratification and you need 38 statehouses to pass the Amendment.

    By point of comparison, in 2020, Biden got 25 states + Washington D.C. so you’d need ALL 25 Biden states +13 Trump states.

    BUT - Of those 25 states, only 19 have Democratically controlled statehouses, so you could end up needing as many as 19 Trump states.

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      7 days ago

      Thanks. That was my rough assumption. And that worries me. While I am not a US citizen, the USA have such immense power that yout politics affect people around the world. From privacy and data protection to the simple fact if we leave in peace or in war.

      I understand it is a big issue. And I hope you find a way to change that.