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Related: About this forumCoin flips in Iowa now drawing cards in Nevada to break a tie
Why bother voting at all. Let's just have the candidates play Rock, Paper, Scissors and be done with it.
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Coin flips in Iowa now drawing cards in Nevada to break a tie (Original Post)
NightWatcher
Feb 2016
OP
And I just read on Reddit that the first card has been drawn to break a tie.
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2016
#5
intrepidity
(7,339 posts)1. Total bullshit
what a way to run a democracy!
Codeine
(25,586 posts)2. Ties need to be broken.
intrepidity
(7,339 posts)3. Split the delegates evenly?
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)6. This.
valerief
(53,235 posts)4. Rock, paper, scissors would be more fair. nt
intrepidity
(7,339 posts)7. Actually that may not be true
Apparently some people can learned to be skilled at RPS, so slight advantage to those who know what they are doing.
valerief
(53,235 posts)8. Both would be trained to be quite skilled. nt
there are actually competitions for this, if you can believe it. Can you imagine being a spectator to that sport?
valerief
(53,235 posts)11. Holy shit! I had to look this up in YouTube. Nuts.
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)5. And I just read on Reddit that the first card has been drawn to break a tie.
The Clinton representative drew an Ace.
Nice work if you can get it.
warrprayer
(4,734 posts)10. Not AGAIN!
Metric System
(6,048 posts)12. Can both sides here agree that caucuses are crap?
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)13. Coins and cards and caucuses are crappy ways to nominate a candidate
Metric System
(6,048 posts)14. Primaries are the way to go.
JTFrog
(14,274 posts)17. Yes they are. n/t
kgnu_fan
(3,021 posts)15. I know --- this is so crazy... gambler nation?
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pinebox
(5,761 posts)18. wtf?