Who Should Be the President?
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How HN took it
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.36.
Design: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Voting worked as expected for commenter's states.
From 1 comment
Worked as expected, for all the states I voted in.
twilightzone on HN
Objections
Visitors outside the US cannot participate.
From 2 comments
From the nation’s capital: “You are outside of the United States and cannot participate. However, you can still watch the results!” We know we don’t have representation, you…
acdha on HNI'm on a business trip so I can't vote from the location where I can actually vote in the election.
tadfisher on HN
No way to select location, so people travelling cannot vote in their home state.
From 2 comments
I'm on a business trip so I can't vote from the location where I can actually vote in the election.
tadfisher on HNSimilarly I live abroad and can’t vote.
october8140 on HN
RFK Jr. is omitted although still on ballot in many states.
From 1 comment
RFK is still on the ballot in more than half of the states. He should be added to your site. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-map-on-the-ballot-states/
shwaj on HN
Site seems pointless compared to a simple static page.
From 1 comment
No offense… but what exactly do you expect from this site? I could have a made something that performs the same with with a blank page and Harris.jpeg
SV_BubbleTime on HN
Requests
Add RFK Jr. to the candidate list.
From 2 comments
RFK is still on the ballot in more than half of the states. He should be added to your site. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-map-on-the-ballot-states/
shwaj on HNBernie Sanders!!! Assuming the desired outcome is actual democracy...
johnea on HN
Allow users to select their location to vote from elsewhere.
From 1 comment
Sorry about that! To keep friction low and to avoid people voting in the wrong state on purpose there's no way to select your location. In a future iteration I want to relax this…
jkarneges on HN
Questions
Why was the site built and what is its purpose?
From 1 comment
No offense… but what exactly do you expect from this site? I could have a made something that performs the same with with a blank page and Harris.jpeg
SV_BubbleTime on HN