In general there is too much discussion of how Republicans plan to steal elections. and too little of their excellent prospects of winning them fairly by big margins. It feeds a comforting fantasy that we live in a deeply progressive country instead of a divided one.https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/1386777540606537728 …
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Here's a fallacy I see pop up over and over. Yes, there are deep structural inequities in the electoral college, the way the Senate is designed, and so on. But you can't take Republican successes in that flawed system and calculate how they would "really" do in a fairer system
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In such a reformed system, issues and tactics would necessarily change, and we might still lose. Democratic commentary today is a form of fantasy football where we convince ourselves we're the real winners if you factor in all the unfair stuff we face. It masks a political crisis
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Anyway, good luck everyone! I couldn't be more delighted to be all about the bookmarking now
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