Systems and Technicalities - a podcast by Justin Ahn

from 2020-05-22T11:00

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Joe Biden is simply more popular than Donald Trump—by a lot, almost everywhere. Then, how can Donald Trump win the election? This episode explores a couple things that could help him and the GOP.


1. The incumbent advantage: no "fear of the unknown", good things attributed to him, more resources


2. The electoral college reduces the pool of relevant voters


3. Democratic voting trends: harder to take time off work, voter suppression, infighting and heterogeneity


4. Gerrymandering at the congressional level


5. If there is an electoral college tie, Trump most likely wins the presidency


For more detail, watch the full episode.

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