Part of the reason why we do not know for sure yet whether the nice man won is because of something called the “electoral college”.

Even though we can all see the nice smiley man has lots more votes than the angry orange man, we still just can’t say for sure what is the outcome.
It would be far too easy to just say “most people like the nice smiley man”. Don’t be silly!

And do you know why? It is because the orange man’s friends need a lot more help to say they like the angry orange man best. They need a system that makes their voices louder.
This is because many years ago, the ancestors of the orange man’s friends believed they had the right to own other humans.

Yes. Own another human.

Thankfully that part has ended, although some of those types of people still exist and think their voices matter most.
Only the funny thing is, without the electoral college, their voices wouldn’t matter much at all.

Friends of the nice smiley man in California and Oregon find this frustrating and so do I. I like rural places too, but mainly because I like goats and fresh peaches, not racists.
Speaking of peaches, I believe the nice man just won 37 more votes in Georgia. We’re not quite sure and we’re standing by, but if it’s true we’ll definitely tell you it’s likely true and add it to the tally maybe in an hour. Or maybe tomorrow.

You’ve got to stay alert.
And by alert I mean maybe just a little bit savvy. You know I don’t like to be cynical. But sometimes I think when the TV people say “stay tuned, more in shortly” I think maybe they mean “we have no fucking clue yet but please don’t stop watching”.

It’s a bit like they benefit.
But how could anyone benefit from millions of people watching the numbers show?

Did you know the Very Special Office Chair is perfect for working at home?

Neither did I but we all need one now.

I wonder if the people counting have ergonomically comfortable chairs.
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