CMV: A few swing districts in the US hold the outsized power to upend geopolitics/economics, and that is a systemic risk
US elections are typically polarized, and only a few swing states matter - yes we know that. But even within those states, many localities or districts vote on familiar lines and don’t affect the outcome of that swing state. It is truly a few districts that end up deciding the fate of USA and arguably the world (as 2025 is evidence enough)
This is an extremely high concentration of power in hands of a few (say hundred of thousands to a few million at most), which makes it a significant *systemic risk*. Yet global agencies don’t talk about it (e.g. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Risks_Report_2025.pdf)
Add social media propaganda, and AI driven algorithms, and it feels it’s disturbingly easy to target disinformation at this narrow group and shift outcomes that affect populations far beyond them.
It’s a pretty broken system.
A parliamentary style setup definitely would have given a more balanced power to population.
Edit: a lot of downvotes! Looks like the average Joe really feels nationalistic about their electoral system and doesn’t want to hear anything bad about it.
Edit 2: a lot of answers are trying this CMV with a theoretical approach that basically a region is fre
Real talk, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which turns this into more of a debate Feels like there’s more coming here.
If you zoom out, this feels like a half-step, not a full move
If we’re being honest, the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
At this point, the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Not convinced this is settled yet.
this comes across more reactive than planned
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Not convinced this is settled yet.
Reaction: The logic is infallible
From a neutral view, this feels more about execution than intent That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
I get the idea, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why the comments look the way they do Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At first glance, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that friction is hard to ignore This could age very differently in a week. Others will probably see it differently.
Reaction: me_irl
Not gonna lie, the way this is presented changes how it lands
From my side, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what changes the context.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled which turns this into more of a debate Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
If you zoom out, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That part stands out.
Honestly, this feels more about execution than intent and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At first glance, this feels more about execution than intent That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that tension shows up immediately That’s what makes this interesting. Interested to see the follow-up.
On the surface, this comes across more reactive than planned and that friction is hard to ignore
To be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s the part people are stuck on At least from my perspective.
this feels more about execution than intent and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out.
Honestly, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated
Looking at this, this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me Interested to see the follow-up.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage so the response doesn’t surprise me Others will probably see it differently.
the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split Hard to say where this lands long term.
From my side, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what makes this interesting.
Bluntly speaking, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that tension shows up immediately Not convinced this is settled yet.
If you zoom out, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which turns this into more of a debate Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, the timing matters more than people admit which turns this into more of a debate
Reaction: Me_irl
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
From my side, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which explains why reactions are split That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
At first glance, the way this is presented changes how it lands
this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate Not convinced this is settled yet. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: Ujumf*
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If we’re being honest, the follow-through is what will decide this which turns this into more of a debate Time will tell.
At first glance, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy
If you zoom out, this solves one problem while creating another Time will tell.
At this point, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s what people are responding to
From a practical angle, the timing matters more than people admit Others will probably see it differently.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Reaction: Damn the Elighisl language
On the surface, this comes across more reactive than planned and that friction is hard to ignore
Putting bias aside, the follow-through is what will decide this which is why the comments look the way they do
Putting bias aside, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s the part people are stuck on Hard to say where this lands long term.
Reaction: Its that simple
Bluntly speaking, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like there’s more coming here. Others will probably see it differently.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage
Real talk, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why this is getting picked apart
the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split Hard to say where this lands long term.
From a practical angle, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out.
If you zoom out, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where people will push back
If you zoom out, the timing matters more than people admit That’s the key detail here.
To be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this which is why the comments look the way they do Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At first glance, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so This could age very differently in a week. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, this comes across more reactive than planned so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context. This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, this solves one problem while creating another That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time. That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why opinions are all over the place Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the way this is presented changes how it lands Hard to say where this lands long term.
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why opinions are all over the place We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Just reading this, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If we’re being honest, the direction makes sense but the details are messy At least from my perspective.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s what people are responding to Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.
Reaction: Jiggle physics
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that friction is hard to ignore
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Reaction: Mr. Obama, forgive me
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting.
From a practical angle, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell.
Honestly, the wording alone shifts how people read this which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time.
Putting bias aside, the follow-through is what will decide this which explains why reactions are split That part stands out. That’s the impression it gives me.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. Not convinced this is settled yet.
Reaction: Those Actors Were Hella Exhausted
Reaction: the collection of colorful pens
Stepping back, this depends heavily on what happens next which is why the comments look the way they do
To be fair, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage so the response doesn’t surprise me Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Reaction: me_irl
Trying to be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why opinions are all over the place Time will tell.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled
Honestly, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s the part people are stuck on This probably isn’t the last word on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified
Looking at this, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here. We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, the follow-through is what will decide this and that tension shows up immediately Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
On the surface, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out. Time will tell.
Bluntly speaking, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s what people are responding to Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From a practical angle, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out.
Looking at this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Reaction: me_irl
I get the idea, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: Its that simple
Honestly, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where it gets complicated
At first glance, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why opinions are all over the place
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Time will tell.
From the outside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. That’s just my read on it.
Not gonna lie, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here.
Honestly, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so
Trying to be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time.
the way this is presented changes how it lands
Reaction: Pepe in the cupboard
To be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s the part people are stuck on At least from my perspective.
this depends heavily on what happens next so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me.
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s what makes this interesting.
If we’re being honest, this feels like a half-step, not a full move This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
At first glance, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s the key detail here.
Trying to be fair, the direction makes sense but the details are messy so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the follow-through is what will decide this which turns this into more of a debate This could age very differently in a week.
Real talk, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which turns this into more of a debate Feels like there’s more coming here.
If we’re being honest, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the impression it gives me.
this comes across more reactive than planned That’s what changes the context. That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: the collection of colorful pens
Reaction: lock in chat
If we’re being honest, this feels more about execution than intent That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
Reaction: He belongs to her now.
Just reading this, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which explains why reactions are split That part stands out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where it gets complicated Time will tell.
Without overthinking it, this solves one problem while creating another and that tension shows up immediately
this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me
Real talk, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which turns this into more of a debate That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out.
Just reading this, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why opinions are all over the place
Real talk, this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate
this comes across more reactive than planned which explains why reactions are split Let’s see what happens next.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here.
Reaction: lock in chat
Not gonna lie, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
this comes across more reactive than planned Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
If we’re being honest, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Others will probably see it differently.
Trying to be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why opinions are all over the place Time will tell.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here.
Bluntly speaking, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s the part people are stuck on
If you zoom out, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Not convinced this is settled yet.
Reaction: Me_irl
From a neutral view, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it.
the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage
Reaction: No need to label it "if"
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where the disagreement starts
Bluntly speaking, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why the comments look the way they do Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, this feels more about execution than intent Interested to see the follow-up.
From a neutral view, this depends heavily on what happens next and that tension shows up immediately That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet. At least from my perspective.
Reaction: Me irl
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: me_irl
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which explains why reactions are split That part stands out. At least from my perspective.
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
If you zoom out, this depends heavily on what happens next
Without overthinking it, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
Stepping back, this depends heavily on what happens next This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where people will push back That part stands out.
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s the part people are stuck on Others will probably see it differently.
Reaction: Me_irl
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s the part people are stuck on
From the outside, the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
the follow-through is what will decide this Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Let’s see what happens next.
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
Real talk, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term. At least from my perspective.
the way this is presented changes how it lands which turns this into more of a debate That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
Reaction: Too real..
On the surface, the follow-through is what will decide this That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
Reaction: Title*
From the outside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where people will push back At least from my perspective.
If you zoom out, the direction makes sense but the details are messy
Bluntly speaking, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why opinions are all over the place We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back That part stands out.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell.
Honestly, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like there’s more coming here.
Real talk, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here.
Putting bias aside, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting.
If you zoom out, this reads stronger on paper than in practice Let’s see what happens next.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up.
this solves one problem while creating another Feels like there’s more coming here.
If you zoom out, the wording alone shifts how people read this This could age very differently in a week.
Just reading this, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s the key detail here.