r/nashville • u/sarcasticbaldguy • Oct 19 '24

Pay Attention When You Vote Politics

To be clear right at the beginning, I'm not suggesting anything is rigged or unfair.

I voted today and the poll worker gave clear instructions to make sure my chosen candidate changes color to confirm the selection, and to verify my printed ballot before inserting it into the tabulator.

I tapped Harris and Trump lit up. I tapped Harris again and the selection was recognized.

I tapped Johnson and Blackburn lit up. I tapped Johnson again and it was recognized.

The third section acted as I would expect, but it was multiple choice and programmed to behave differently.

There could be a variety of issues that caused this. Double check your selections before you finalize your vote.

Also, go vote!

1.1k Upvotes

87% Upvoted

View all comments

Show parent comments

28

u/Unique_Midnight_6924 Oct 19 '24

The Senate can’t be gerrymandered though.

28

u/crowcawer Old 'ickory Village Oct 19 '24

Have the legislature indicate to 48% of the state that their votes don’t matter and see if they show up to vote.

4

u/PeopleCanBeAwful Oct 20 '24

That’s not what gerrymandering means.

1

u/crowcawer Old 'ickory Village Oct 20 '24

We are lucky to live in a city with a lot of engaged folks who vote at most opportunities.

My family in west Tennessee sees voting numbers in the hundreds for many of their elections.

The vote also skews extremely Republican.

What we are seeing in these areas of the state are survivorships bias in action.