I live in Europe, but I am following this election very closely. I do find the system Americans use quite unique and a little bit old fashioned? The fact that you only have two parties is already really strange to me, simply because there are so many opinions that there will always be statements in both parties you can't agree with. For example, we have about 10 parties in our country.
However what I really wonder is how Americans feel about that it doesn't matter how big you win or lose a state? If you lose a state barely with 4.000 votes you still receive no electoral votes even if millions of people voted for your party.
Following that, doesn't it bother people that if you live in certain states it probably doesn't even matter if you go vote or not because those states are always won by the same parties? So for example if you are a democrat, but your state is always easily won by Republicans, why even vote? And yes, I read here the whole time 'every vote counts'. But honestly with this system, not every vote counts it seems in the end? Or am I just misunderstanding the American system?
However what I really wonder is how Americans feel about that it doesn't matter how big you win or lose a state? If you lose a state barely with 4.000 votes you still receive no electoral votes even if millions of people voted for your party.
Following that, doesn't it bother people that if you live in certain states it probably doesn't even matter if you go vote or not because those states are always won by the same parties? So for example if you are a democrat, but your state is always easily won by Republicans, why even vote? And yes, I read here the whole time 'every vote counts'. But honestly with this system, not every vote counts it seems in the end? Or am I just misunderstanding the American system?