We've had this system, in broad outline, for 2+ centuries, through multiple expansions of the electorate, many different partisan coalitions, & endless shifts in who benefits from what at particular moments. Skepticism should always face those who urge blowing it up for an edge.https://twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/1429556769022517251 …
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are we just going to pretend there's a chance North Dakota, Arkansas, and West Virginia might revert to having two Democratic Senators any time now for the sake of your institutionalist narrativehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress#Members …
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My advice to dems would be to just win by 8 points
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Well that's what FPTP does with huge majorities.
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We haven't had the filibuster or the computer processing ability to gerrymander for 2+ centuries and trying to add states for political gain is as American as apple pie.
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Only republicans gerrymander? It might also be worth considering why the population is moving away from blue states to red states, allowing for redistricting opportunities
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The 2008 House race had a higher Democrat efficiency edge than the Republicans have ever had in the last century.
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