[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread

[Grassmarket 3,533]

3 minutes ago, LDOG said:

In latin america at least it's 100% like that.   

  

Those are hard facts, then some people will explain it saying "it's because they are ignorant and dependant on social welfare" while others will say "because only leftist policians care about them". You decide your interpretation.

It is the same in GB. The poorest, most left-wing cities in 1922 are still the poorest, most left-wing cities in 2022, in spite of a solid century of left-wing local government.

[vinipereira 3,411]

Btw, today the Southeast region is just as slow and Northeast in the counting.

 

Bolso has many votes in São Paulo (18%) and Rio (16%), while Lula has Bahia (29%) and Pernambuco (18%).

[LuizGuilherme 275]

3 minutes ago, vinipereira said:

Worrisome that Bolso is leading (by a thin margin) in Minas Gerais. Whoever wins there usually takes the election.

The Brazilian swing state. And where I live btw 

[vinipereira 3,411]

40% counted. Bolsonado leads 50,61-49,39. Bolso's margin is slowly getting smaller, but still a lot of votes to count in São Paulo and Rio.

[Adriano 590]

Just now, vinipereira said:

40% counted. Bolsonado leads 50,61-49,39. Bolso's margin is slowly getting smaller, but still a lot of votes to count in São Paulo and Rio.

Why this two big cities prefer Bolso?

[Adriano 590]

So many empty votes.

[vinipereira 3,411]

1 minute ago, Adriano said:

Why this two big cities prefer Bolso?

Decades of right-wing (or center, sometimes) governments there. Now that PSDB is mostly gone (Alckmin is Lula's vice), they voting for the far right.

[vinipereira 3,411]

15 minutes ago, LuizGuilherme said:

The Brazilian swing state. And where I live btw 

And he's still winning there. If Lula's loses I'm blaming you

[Olympian1010 8,053]

Regardless of the outcome, it’s hard to find a less inspiring, or unhealthy (can’t quite come up with the words I want here, so these will have to do) election than this one. I read up on the all the major candidates (top 5/6) during the first round, and I honestly don’t know if I’d willingly support any of them. The amount of scandals, conflicts of interest, questionable political decisions, etc. are just ridiculous. I’d certainly like to here some local users viewpoints on the state of Brazilian democracy.

[vinipereira 3,411]

Half of the votes counted. Bolso leads 50,26-49,74. Only 300k votes of difference.