If Democrats had won only the same share of House seats in 2008 as their share of the popular vote, we would not have Obamacare.pic.twitter.com/Tu4KtKL8RN
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If Democrats had won only the same share of House seats in 2008 as their share of the popular vote, we would not have Obamacare.pic.twitter.com/Tu4KtKL8RN
Fixed one line in 1990, the D advantage was even bigger than I initially calculated.pic.twitter.com/ypuHaAPruR
There's a bunch of factors that go into this stuff, but never forget that the 4-decade Democratic dominance of the House - the caucus Nancy Pelosi joined in 1987 - was secured by massive advantages in gerrymandering.
Just look at some of the districts Democrats have drawn in Maryland & Illinoispic.twitter.com/LFgPJt7N5u
This, on the other hand, is a more modest proposal I could live with for some outer limits to the worst redistricting abuses. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-more-modest-version-of-h-r-1-is-still-not-quite-modest-enough/ …pic.twitter.com/M2DY0k2H97
How does that chart handle D-on-D races under CA's top two system?
Chart is just the basic arithmetic (Dems, of course, always cite D vs D in CA on national Senate pop vote). The stats in the articles I linked to use a variety of measures.
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