fandomhigh | Functioning Governments, Thursday, November 5, 2020

Steve was on time today, but still in his Captain America uniform because he hadn't had enough time to change from getting through the portal. "We normally like to convey some level of expertise in this class," he began with a wry smile, "but sometimes the best way to understand just how messy and ridiculous democracy can be is to watch it as it's unfolding. Elections were held on Tuesday and because of the Electoral College, which we've explained earlier, despite one candidate being ahead by several million popular votes, we still don't know who is going to be president yet. There are also a few Senate seats that are up in the air as well."

"Somehow that man keeps getting elected," Tony added, looking haggard. Because, God help him, he'd been awake for most of this.

"We'll do a class later on why people vote against their own interests," Steve said, handing Tony another coffee, "but for now, you get to watch live TV and watch democracy work."

Complete with crazy people yelling for votes to stop being counted in some places and be counted faster in others!

"Feel free to ask questions as they come up."

Though they can't explain the crazy people.