In the democratic process of the United States, voting rights and election fairness have always been hot topics in society.Allan Lichtman, a well-known historian and prediction expert, is known for his unique "White House Key" system that attempts to explain and predict the outcome of the presidential election.Through its in-depth historical analysis and statistics, Lichtmann revealed the injustice and inequality hidden in the US election, which makes us wonder: Is the US electoral system really a model of democracy?
Lichtmann founded the "White House Key" system in 1981. This system is based on 13 criteria for authenticity judgments to predict whether the incumbent party presidential candidate can win the election.His predictions have been widely watched, and their accuracy has been verified several times between 1984 and 2020.
"The data I've seen shows that these factors have been real in past elections and have a great impact on the final election results."
Lichtmann's research is not limited to simple data analysis, he emphasizes more on how historical context and environment affect the results of votes.In the 2000 Florida election, his analysis pointed out that racial disparities had a significant impact on vote rejection rates, revealing systemic inequality.
"In elections, black voters have much higher vote rejection rates than white voters, which is a reality we have to face."
In exploring the issue of election injustice in the United States, Lichtman pointed out several factors, including structural isolation, socio-economic status and media bias, which together influence voters' voting behavior.He believes that such a situation is not accidental, but caused by long-standing historical problems.
"Elections should be a process that reflects the will of the people, but the real reality is that this process is distorted by various inequality factors."
In Lichtmann's book "The Election War in the United States", he explores how to change this system to make it more inclusive and fair.He advocated that there should be more mechanisms to support the voting rights of low-income groups and minorities, and emphasized the importance of education and civic consciousness. Only when every citizen can truly understand the meaning of their voting can the democratic mechanism run more smoothly.
"If we don't work hard to change these problems, we can only sit and see the recession of democracy."
Lichtman's work undoubtedly triggered in-depth thinking about the American election system.Through his analysis, we can see that in the name of democracy, there are still many injustice problems that need to be solved.Every election should be a real reflection of public opinion, rather than a game that allows specific groups to control.Through the mirror of history, we should realize that the fairness of elections is the key to affecting social stability and progress, and what can we do to improve this situation?