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**Wiki Guide:** [Tips On Writing a Successful Political Discussion Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/wiki/posts)


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**1. Submissions should be an impartial discussion prompt + questions.**

* Keep it civil, no political name-calling.

* Do not ask [loaded](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_question) or [rhetorical questions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question).

* No personal opinions/proposals or posts designed to support a certain conclusion. Either offer those as a comment or post them to r/PoliticalOpinions.

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* Do not request users help you with an argument, educate you, or perform research for you.

* No posts that boil down to: DAE, ELI5, CMV, TIL, AskX, "Thoughts?", "Discuss!", or "How does this affect the election?"

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**Similar Subs you might or might not enjoy:**

Dedicated discussion subs:

* /r/Ask_Politics 
* /r/NeutralPolitics 
* /r/PoliticalScience 
* /r/PoliticalOpinions 
* /r/changemyview

News and discussion:

* /r/Economics
* /r/GeoPolitics 
* /r/Neutralnews 
* /r/Moderatepolitics 

English language regional politics:

* /r/Politics 
* /r/UKPolitics 
* /r/CanadaPolitics 
* /r/AustralianPolitics 
* /r/Europe 
* /r/India 

Political resources:

* /r/ElectionPolls 
* /r/USbills

<div class="md">This is a subreddit for substantive and civil discussion on political topics. If you have a political prompt for discussion, ask it here!

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<h4><a href="https://discord.gg/politicaldiscussion">Chat on our Discord server</a></h4>

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Questions or comments regarding subreddit rules or moderation? Please let us know via <a href="https://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2FPoliticalDiscussion">modmail</a>! 

Don&#39;t downvote content with which you disagree. Please report content that breaks the rules.

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<h2>Comment Rules</h2>

Keep it civil - Do not personally insult other Redditors, or post discriminatory content. Constructive debate is good; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/comments/6uriek/civility_taunting_and_mockery/">mockery, taunting, and name calling</a> are not.

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Do not submit low investment content - This subreddit is for genuine discussion. Low effort content includes memes, unexplained links, sarcasm, and non-substantive contributions. 

<h2></h2>

No meta discussion - Conversation should be focused on the topic at hand, not on the subreddit, other subreddits, redditors, moderators, or moderation. 

<h2></h2>

<a href="http://www.reddit.com/help/reddiquette">Observe Reddiquette</a>

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Warnings. The rules are intended to maintain the high quality of the subreddit, and garden-variety violations will be met with a reminder from the moderators. If you would like to have your comment reinstated, please edit the rule-breaking content and let the moderators know via modmail. Bans are issued at moderator discretion on consideration of user history and severity. 

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<h2>Submission Rules</h2>

New submissions will not appear until approved by a moderator.

Wiki Guide: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/wiki/posts">Tips On Writing a Successful Political Discussion Post</a>

Please observe the following rules:

<h2></h2>

1. Submissions should be an impartial discussion prompt + questions.

<ul>
<li>Keep it civil, no political name-calling.</li>
<li>Do not ask <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_question">loaded</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetorical_question">rhetorical questions</a>.</li>
<li>No personal opinions/proposals or posts designed to support a certain conclusion. Either offer those as a comment or post them to <a href="/r/PoliticalOpinions">r/PoliticalOpinions</a>.</li>
</ul>

2. Provide some background and context. Offer substantive avenues for discussion.

<ul>
<li>Avoid highly speculative posts, all scenarios should within the realm of reasonable possibility.</li>
<li>Do not request users help you with an argument, educate you, or perform research for you.</li>
<li>No posts that boil down to: DAE, ELI5, CMV, TIL, AskX, &quot;Thoughts?&quot;, &quot;Discuss!&quot;, or &quot;How does this affect the election?&quot;</li>
</ul>

3. Everything in the post should be directly related to a political issue.

<ul>
<li>No meta discussion about reddit, subreddits, or redditors.</li>
<li>Potentially non-politics: Law, sociology, philosophy, celebrities, news, etc.</li>
<li>We are not a link subreddit. Don&#39;t just post links to news, blogs, surveys, videos, etc.</li>
</ul>

4. Formatting and housekeeping things:

<ul>
<li>The title should match the post. Don&#39;t use tags like <code>[Serious]</code></li>
<li>Check to make sure another recent post doesn&#39;t already cover that topic.</li>
<li>Don&#39;t use all-caps. Format for readability: paragraphs, punctuation, and link containers.</li>
</ul>

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Discussion Topics 
Choose a topic to search. 

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<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/search?q=flair:%22US+Elections%22&amp;sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on">US Elections</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/search?q=flair:%22Non-US+Politics%22&amp;sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on">Non-US Politics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/search?q=flair:%22Legal+Courts%22&amp;sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on">Legal/Courts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/search?q=flair:%22US+Politics%22+NOT+flair:%22Non-US+Politics%22&amp;sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on">US Politics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/search?q=flair:%22International+Politics%22&amp;sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on">International Politics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/search?q=flair:%22Legislation%22&amp;sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on">Legislation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/search?q=flair:%22Political+History%22&amp;sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on">Political History</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalDiscussion/search?q=flair:%22Political+Theory%22&amp;sort=new&amp;restrict_sr=on">Political Theory</a></li>
</ul>

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Similar Subs you might or might not enjoy:

Dedicated discussion subs:

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Ask_Politics">/r/Ask_Politics</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/NeutralPolitics">/r/NeutralPolitics</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/PoliticalScience">/r/PoliticalScience</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/PoliticalOpinions">/r/PoliticalOpinions</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/changemyview">/r/changemyview</a></li>
</ul>

News and discussion:

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Economics">/r/Economics</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/GeoPolitics">/r/GeoPolitics</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/Neutralnews">/r/Neutralnews</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/Moderatepolitics">/r/Moderatepolitics</a> </li>
</ul>

English language regional politics:

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Politics">/r/Politics</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/UKPolitics">/r/UKPolitics</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/CanadaPolitics">/r/CanadaPolitics</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/AustralianPolitics">/r/AustralianPolitics</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/Europe">/r/Europe</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/India">/r/India</a> </li>
</ul>

Political resources:

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/ElectionPolls">/r/ElectionPolls</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/USbills">/r/USbills</a></li>
</ul>
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This is a subreddit for substantive and civil discussion on political topics. If you have a political prompt for discussion, ask it here!

<div class="md">This is a subreddit for substantive and civil discussion on political topics. If you have a political prompt for discussion, ask it here!
</div>

Accounts need to be 7 days old to participate.

All posts should be an impartial discussion prompt + questions. 
No personal opinions (please put those in the comments). Add background/context.

Read the full rules on the sidebar!

**Please remember that new submissions will not appear on the sub until approved by a moderator.**

<div class="md">Accounts need to be 7 days old to participate.

All posts should be an impartial discussion prompt + questions. 
No personal opinions (please put those in the comments). Add background/context.

Read the full rules on the sidebar!

Please remember that new submissions will not appear on the sub until approved by a moderator.
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Hunter Biden has been convicted of three felonies in his gun trial. What impact, if any, will this have on the election?