Idk, when you look at the entire picture, does Trump not have the far easier path to 270 this year? He only has to win 2 states (PA & GA) and that’s it, he wins. Kamala has to win at the minimum 3, and if she loses PA, it becomes even harder for her. Trump could just spend all of his money campaigning in those 2 states and get back in the White House. Yet these odds seem to disagree with me.

Am I trippin?

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      If the goal was to have everyone vote, it wouldn’t be Tuesday and everyone would automatically be registered with mail-in being an option.

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      Or at least a legal requirement for employers to allow time off during employees shifts to vote.

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        Federal law doesn’t require employers to give employees any time off to vote, much less paid time off. Instead, the laws vary from state to state: Just 29 states and the District of Columbia currently require employers to give employees time off to vote in general elections.

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          Federal law doesn’t require employers to give employees any time off to vote

          I know it doesn’t.

          I’m saying it should.

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            That would be something you’d have to take up with the government. Maybe start local because every state can set different laws.

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      Sadly, it’s not strange at all. We’re a capitalist country. This is what our votes support every two years.

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      In France it’s always on a Sunday, because guess what: most people don’t work on Sunday

      Also if you do work on Sunday your boss is legally bound to allow you to go vote because of course we do, it’s a democracy ffs