Don’t be fooled by libs BSing about majoritarianism They always leap from Clinton’s popular-vote lead to dist of senate seats as though the map screws dems
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In fact you might think it’s kinda suspicious people in those can’t-lose races turn out to vote at all...
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Now, are Dems a cult? Bottom line is that about 1/3 of Americans live in urban areas and Dems, last I checked, won 70%+ of the urban vote
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2/3 live in suburban and rural areas: GOP wins by smaller margins, but it doesn’t need to crush b/c more people live in those areas
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Maybe Dems offer a platform that is genuinely in urbanites’ interests, but on balance unattractive to everyone else
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Or maybe political campaigning is more cost-effective in denser regions so Dems double-down on canvassing people who already support them
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...or maybe it’s a cult. The bottom line is you can’t win in a federal system by running up the score in a race you already won
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The consequence of being really bad at electoral politics is, the dumber your campaign strategy is, the fewer seats-per-vote you get If Dems don’t like this, try campaigning on an issue that’s popular, like immigration restriction
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