#contested elections

[futurebird]

December 13th 2000 in The White House's Old Executive Office Building

Al Gore: (speaking very slowly and clearly, as if trying to calm a heard of raving mad red-eye's kelpies*) "… while I strongly disagree with the court's decision, I accept it."

The first really big election I voted in! I was devastated at how easily Al Gore gave up. My more moderate/liberal friends are saying "Surely you can see why this was the right thing to do, *now* right?"

uh… not really?

Listen, I want to! I really really do! But I don't. Do you see this moment in a new light now?

*it's me. I'm the mad kelpies

[brifdi-daily]

Day 20: Fan !

Source: Inanimate Insanity II & Inanimate Insanity Invitational [AnimationEpic]

i think i do not love this man the way other people do but thats ok. heres your internet boy

[handwrittenhello]

if you don’t do a castiel will graham rematch i will change the trajectory of your life

it's not even over dude it hasn't even been 12 hours ffs get out there and campaign like a real grassroots patriot

[jomiddlemarch]

[maybe-drawing]

Who I will be voting for in the 2023 mcyt Tumblr.com Sexymen Election (and why you should vote them too)

1. GoodTimesWithScar

I know he got the most nominations, I know there is a good chance he will win, I still feel the need to campaign for him. Because if anyone really truly seriously deserves this win it's Scar. In my many years in fandom I have seen people go absolutely wild with making characters insanely hot. I have rarely seen it happen this MUCH, this EXTREME. You can not tell me that this silly minecraft builder doesn't spawn some of the most vile (/pos) fanart/fanfic in this fandom. He's out here bringing EVERYTHING that makes a sexyman to the table, he's a creature, a builder, a conman, a capitalist, the mayor, a superhero, just a guy, an artist, he's charming and thirsting for blood and diamonds and everything in between. He fills out so many tropes without even trying. And above all cc! Scar is just a cool and nice guy. He is really fulfilling the role the best. (#scarsweep)

2. ZombieCleo

c! Cleo is absolute sexyman incarnate and if you are trying to tell me otherwise HAVE YOU SEEN THEM. Also cc! Cleo deserves to win this and be smug about it. She deserves the bragging rights, they're out here really doing it all (including bringing this to Twitter.)

3. Joe Hills

Although I wouldn't necessarily consider Joe Hills to be a traditional tumblr sexyman, he has been campaigning so hard and honestly I gotta respect the grind. He is one of my favorite blorbos and I would be absolutely delighted to see Joe come out on top. Also the campaign is one of the best and funniest things I have seen in a while, the blaze, the tumblr presence, the fanart, the getting killed by an anvil. (Joe how does it feel to be the funniest contestant)

If I could commit voter fraud I will would. Voting will be at @mcytblrsexymen I am looking forward to the vote!

(unedited version under the cut)

1. GoodTimesWithScar

I know he got the most nominations, I know there is a good chance he will win, I still feel the need to campaign for him. Because if anyone really truly seriously deserves this win it's Scar. In my many year in fandom I have seen people go absolute wild with making characters insanely hot. I have rarely seen it happen this MUCH, this EXTREME. You can not tell me that this silly minecraft builder doesn't spawn some of the most vile (/pos) fanart/fanfic in this fandom. He's out here bringing EVERYTHING that makes a sexyman to the table, he's a creature, a builder, a conman, a capitalist, the mayor, a superhero, just a guy, an artist, he's charming and thirsting for blood and diamonds and everything in between. He fills out so many tropes without even trying. And above all cc! Scar is just a good and nice guy, the contrast to fandom c! Scar is really funny. He is really fulfilling the role the best. (#scarsweep)

2. ZombieCleo

c! Cleo is absolute sexyman incarnate and if you are trying to tell me otherwise HAVE YOU SEEN THEM. Also cc! Cleo deserves to win this and be smug about it. She deserves the bragging rights, they're out here really doing it all (including bringing this to Twitter.)

3. Joe Hills

Although I wouldn't necessarily consider Joe Hills to be a traditional tumblr sexyman, he has been campaigning so hard and honestly I gotta respect the grind. He is one of my favorite blorbos and I would absolutely delighted to see Joe come out on top. Also the campaign is one of the best and funniest things I have seen in a while, the blaze, the tumblr presence, the fanart, the getting killed by an anvil. (Joe how does it feel to be the funniest contestant)

If I could commit voter fraud I will would. Voting will be at @mcytblrsexymen I am looking forward to the vote!

(unedited version under the cut)

[unidentifiedfroggy]

vriska currently losing by 8%,,, at least it's a number she'd have wanted

[mudwerks]

(via Republican-Controlled County in Arizona Holds Up Election Results - The New York Times)

yes, these people are indeed treasonous assholes that just want to grift via political office

[catman-draws]

I feel like for fairness it should be like. A general election & the top three results are forced into the cursed triumvirate. So you gotta think less who would be suited to the role & more who would the other alpha trolls vote for (whether that's because they're generally well liked/respected within subsets of the group or they're likely to successfully aggressively campaign enough to gather significant votes).

I'm not saying this would be a Good or Effective selection process, I'm saying I want to put them in a petri dish with it & see what results.

-Moth

Your science experiment sounds Terrifying.

[righteousruin]

I genuinely love and hate that Bane went through this intensely transformative arc in Gotham Knights with meeting his father thanks to Dr. Thompkins and Bruce, and having his life saved by Batman, and it’s meaningful to the point where he’s like ‘I’m not Bane anymore actually’, and then we don’t see him again until two random panels in infinite crisis in which he is just. Out here. Fighting heroes. Zero context between points A and B, go girl give us nothing

[frozenbluecookies]

All of my other predictions have been completely wiped out so take this with multiple salt grains, but Vriskasweep is happening now, yeah? There's nobody left who can challenge her. There's also nobody left who embodies the essence of a tumblrwoman like her. As much as I love Marceline (who is currently winning the other poll), I don't think she can win

[riddlerosehearts]

i truly don't think everyone understands how the tumblrwoman election works or what it's for, not just because of the fact that vriska isn't dominating her opponents but also because bayonetta beat jessie and james. in what world does this website care more about bayonetta than jessie and james, even if you like her more? in what world does she better represent tumblr as a whole than they do? i'm a bit guilty of treating it like a popularity contest as well because i voted for some of my faves against much more influential character--but part of me knew there was no chance they would win anyway. as much as it pains me to say it, purely on the basis of "who is more influential to tumblr history" or "who better embodies the concept of Tumblrwoman", which is literally what the point of this is supposed to be, i can see the argument that shego should've beaten eda, even though i personally would argue eda deserved it more. but eda should not and will not beat vriska!

[i-am-dulaman]

Something that doesn't get brought up enough in the conversation of how weird America is is the fact that sheriffs and judges are elected????? Wtf is up with that

[i-dont-know-i-just-like-dragons]

(read my reasons before you vote)

Ok so this is why I’m torn:

Schlatt reasons:

-he would probably ban his entire chat if he won

-this man is hilariously unwilling to participate

-have you SEEN the fan art?

-literally a dilf

-it would be funny

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Wilbur reasons:

-stated himself he would fuck alivebur

-homoerotic rivalry

-have you SEEN the fan art?

-canonically writes shitty poetry

-different versions of him are shipped together

[proserpine-in-phases]

Today marks 20 years since Minnesota senator paul wellstone died. Sometimes I wonder where we'd be if he hadnt died in that plane crash. The 2002 midterm election was the only one i havent voted in since i became able to vote in 2000, and i still feel pretty shit for not voting, because Mondale, wellstone's replacement on the ballot, lost by less than 40000 votes which. Sure, I couldnt have made up for that with my one vote, but only 60% of minnesotans voted in that election

If more of us had come out and voted, we wouldnt have had norm Coleman in office those 6 years, voting in favor of the patriot act and the iraq invasion and every other dumb thing the Bush administration decided to do

And if wellstone hadnt died, he likely would have won, and he would have continued to vote in favor of the middle and working classes and against the dumb shit bush and the Senate Republicans were doing.

Anyway in 2008 Al Franken won the senate seat by only 300-some votes

So you know. That was close.

Anyway. Fucking vote lol