@jonathanweisman Both times re-elected Democratic President had short coattails. Your point is?
House D cands won 51% of vote, took 46% of seats. In 40 yrs, only 1 other time, 96, did maj party get House minority http://nyti.ms/SShADz
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@CTIronman In close overall House votes, R's have advantage not just in gerrymander but concentration of D votes in cities. -
@jonathanweisman Well, if your goal is to win statewide losing most of the districts or counties may not matter
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@jonathanweisman@markos Part of it is gerrymandering — but also concentration of minority voters in urban areas, not swing seats.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman: it's not their constituents, it's their masters. Disinfo from the lex Luthor types, rules.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman Glad you're covering this. See my related WPost oped (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wiping-out-partisan-bias-in-us-house-elections/2012/11/15/bb8279be-2d2d-11e2-a99d-5c4203af7b7a_story.html?wprss=rss_opinions …) & more detailed blog: http://www.fairvote.org/clashing-mandates-and-the-role-of-voting-structures/#.UMa2zeTpcQo …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman Though comparisons to '96 are tricky. A weird year: http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/12/06/earning-more-seats-with-fewer-votes-why-the-1996-house-election-results-are-not-necessarily-a-good-analogy-for-2012/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman See also@hezaproject on effects of redistricting. He is less certain that it mattered. http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/11/19/the-history-of-the-house-votes-seats-discrepancy-in-two-graphs/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman Any actual evidence that most GOP House rep constituents--or even folks who voted them in--oppose higher taxes on top 2%?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman@steveweinstein Re: inequity is built into founding infrastructure of USA; Cali's never proportionately represented 1/2.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman@steveweinstein Re: more demo'cy needs to be included in our repub'n form of govt esp the Senate: 2 for WY & CA, WHY? 2/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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