I know in some elections in the US people can write-in a name if they don't want any of the "official" candidates.
Is this so for the presidential election?

AFAIK, yes

If this is allowed what would happen if a single write-in candidate won by a very substantial margin, say picking up over 80% of the votes (both popular and electoral college)?

That person would become POTUS

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I know in some elections in the US people can write-in a name if they don't want any of the "official" candidates.
Is this so for the presidential election?

AFAIK, yes

Vote counted only if they are registered as a candidate.

If this is allowed what would happen if a single write-in candidate won by a very substantial margin, say picking up over 80% of the votes (both popular and electoral college)?

That person would become POTUS

Only if the electoral college voted them in and the Senate accepted their votes.

SCOTUS has a case before it to decide if the electors are required to vote for the winner in their state or can vote for anyone they chose. The founders intended the latter.

An interesting take on inequity and the current unrest in the US and the world....
https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/free/walter-williams-the-true-plight-of-black-americans-column/article_0e3a81e0-a9f1-11ea-b29c-c79b576984e4.html
WALTER WILLIAMS: The true plight of black Americans (column

"While it might not be popular to say in the wake of the recent social disorder, the true plight of black people has little or nothing to do with the police or what has been called "systemic racism."

Instead, we need to look at the responsibilities of those running our big cities.

Some of the most dangerous big cities are St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland, Chicago, Memphis, Atlanta, Birmingham, Newark, Buffalo and Philadelphia. The most common characteristic of these cities is that for decades, all of them have been run by liberal Democrats.


According to Statista, this year, 172 whites and 88 blacks have died at the hands of police. To put police shootings in a bit of perspective, in Chicago alone in 2020, there have been 1,260 shootings and 256 homicides with blacks being the primary victims. Three people in Chicago have been killed by police. If one is truly concerned about black deaths, shootings by police should figure way down on one's list -- which is not to excuse bad behavior by some police officers."

It should be noted that the link furnished by 'another poster' purporting to be an action to remove Professor Williams is only an invitation to sign a petition for that action and does not indicate any action on the part of the college. And that petition was initiated SIX YEARS ago and was supported by only 440 people.

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Trump's not having a good day in the Supreme Court.

Trump Rejected by Supreme Court on California Migrant Sanctuary Law

US Supreme Court backs protection for LGBT workers

Supreme Court won't consider limiting police immunity from civil lawsuits

Thank you for posting this link AND leaving out this very important caveat....
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/15/police-misconduct-supreme-court-wont-consider-eliminating-immunity/5282572002/

By refusing to hear a case, the court is not necessarily signaling that it will never abolish qualified immunity or significantly scale it back. Chief Justice John Roberts, in particular, prefers baby steps to big changes in court precedent.

....and for this link, and also leaving out the NEWEST Conservative Justice's opinion that the SCOTUS decision is in fact correct.......
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53055632

But Judge Neil Gorsuch, who was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump, said acting against an employee on those grounds necessarily takes sex into account.

"An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex," he wrote. "The limits of the drafters' imagination supply no reason to ignore the law's demands."

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Cherry picking again, I see.

You can add this to the negatives about Trump today.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/15/inspector-general-oversight-mnuchin-cares-act/

and this
https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/15/fda-revokes-hydroxychloroquine/

and it looks like a family member is not a fan.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/mary-trump-donald-trumps-niece-is-writing-a-tell-all-book-that-details-how-she-leaked-tax-papers-to-nyt?ref=home

It must be a good book.

Trump to reportedly take legal action to block John Bolton's tell-all book.

It seems that some arn't keen on having v2.0's "spread the virus rallies" where they live.

Trump accuses critics of attempting to 'Covid Shame' upcoming rally.

Hey, if he wants the virus so much give it to him, but the divide between reality and Donny's delusions is growing.

The gap between Trump's world and reality is widening. It's disturbing to watch.

WALTER WILLIAMS describes himself as a liberal libertarian. According to another poster here that is an oxymoron. I see the point. Liberal's want maximum government intrusion. Libertarian's want no government. Mr. Williams seems to be conflicted. But one thing is for certain, he isn't a centrist.

If Neil Gorsuch being on the liberal side holds perhaps King Donald's nominees will be like Richard Nixon's and we will have the most liberal SCOTUS since Earl Warren.

... Hey, if he wants the virus so much give it to him, but the divide between reality and Donny's delusions is growing.

The gap between Trump's world and reality is widening. It's disturbing to watch.

Thanks for that. Indeed disturbing.

The Twitter statistic is scary!

All sadly aptly damning. (Including the Greek mythology underworld pun...)

Only in the USA?


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IMHO: The Democrat Party, by not taking responsibility for their incompetent governance of many of our City's and blaming everyone else for their failures.

Is what is stopping any effective attempt to fix the many problems that the Democrat Party has inflicted upon us.

Have you any hard reliable links to show how one party is any better or worse than the other for the health and wellbeing of city dwellers?


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... Some of the most dangerous big cities are St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland, Chicago, Memphis, Atlanta, Birmingham, Newark, Buffalo and Philadelphia...

Are there any links to reliable statistics usefully comparing ALL USA cities rather than 'cherry picking' political propaganda?...


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Are there any links to reliable statistics usefully comparing ALL USA cities rather than 'cherry picking' political propaganda?...

"Political Propaganda" that our Inner City's, run by the Democrat Party, are not "safe" and have a very high crime and murder rate?

Just Google, what everyone understands and is constantly reported in our Press.

So the answer there then is:

No.

All yet more political lies, memes, and propaganda.


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Here Are the 10 Most Dangerous Cities in the USA

1. St. Louis, MO - Democrat
2. Detroit, MI - Democrat
3. Baltimore, MD - Democrat
4. Memphis, TN - Democrat
5. Kansas City, MO - Democrat
6. Milwaukee, WI - Democrat
7. Cleveland, OH - Democrat
8. Albuquerque, NM - Democrat
9. Indianapolis, IN - Democrat
10. Oakland, CA - Democrat

https://www.safewise.com/blog/most-dangerous-cities/

Is there not another more significant factor in that those cities are rated as poor and impoverished?

Might it be that it is a particular party that offers the greatest hope for those cities?

Note: The only connection there is poverty. Really, are the voters for a particular party ALL below the USA poverty line? Very doubtful.


So the question is still:

Are there any reliable links to connect a particular political party with how healthy and how good a wellbeing a city population can enjoy?


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But voting for Trump doesn't change the status of cities. Or does it? I thought it was mayors that run cities, not presidents.

Thank you for acknowledging that my post was not "All yet more political lies, memes, and propaganda."...

Nope. Not said that at all.

With the information so far presented, all we see so far is political propaganda. So suspiciously so that the best assumption is that those claims are political lies and memes...

The Democrat controlled schools, being among the worse...

And what is the total picture?

What are ALL the stats for the performance of schools across all circumstances?

What are the real world biases in those results?

Yes, the Democrat controlled City's are "poor and impoverished"...

Might that be a significant factor?

Would a "change" to another Party result in...

Would it be the same?

Would it be better?

There is a possibility that it couldn't be worse. But all questions are still open.

Which is where we need to see some useful statistics.


Cherry picking a "top ten" or a "bottom ten" is very misleading. The real story is to see how any one place fits amongst ALL other examples.

All a game of propaganda?

All only in the USA?


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Just to look at one aspect:

The Democrat controlled schools, being among the worse...

And what is the total picture?

What are ALL the stats for the performance of schools across all circumstances?

What are the real world biases in those results?

The "Top Ten" or "Bottom Ten" lists are almost meaningless for considering policy and politics.

To make a start on some real world data for just one example:

Across the Board, Scores Drop in Math and Reading for U.S. Students
wrote:

... Most notable were the score drops in reading, which occurred in 17 states with regard to fourth grade reading scores and in 31 states for eighth grade reading scores...

... Most concerning, she said, was that compared to 2017, the scores of lower performing students declined in three of the four grade-subject combinations and those drops are what accounted for the overall drop in average scores.

"The distributions are pulling apart, with the bottom dropping faster," Carr said. "It's not clear what's happening here, but it is clear and it's consistent."...

Note that there are effects being measured there that span the entire USA.

Is there a common factor in there of which President is 'twiddling his thumbs'?

Or what are the overall effects at play?

There is a lot more there than pathetic partisan propaganda.


As noted:

... Cherry picking a "top ten" or a "bottom ten" is very misleading. The real story is to see how any one place fits amongst ALL other examples...

All a game of propaganda?

All only in the USA?


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I put it down to the clash between the owner's of the industries in those cities, who are always looking to maximise profits to please greedy shareholders and bankers and the greedy unions looking to maximise wages and conditions. When the breaking point comes the owners can either up sticks and move abroad or automate and bring in robots. Either decision means the workers loose, and increased unemployment always equals increased crime. take your pick.

Yes, facts are "inconvenient" ;)

Especially so for Global Warming, pollution, wasted money, and Trump's promotion of dirty old coal!


Where is any sense in that?

Even Texas has moved over to wind power and solar power!!

Part of Trump's Inconveniences?

Incredible.


All a game of the old fossils politicians clinging on until death?

All only in the USA?!


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... All hail the Anti-Worker Greedy Capitalists, Shareholder's and Banker's :(

Is that a Cultural thing?

Or something promoted by the USA politics?


All only in the USA?

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