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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOn Chris Hayes One Pundit Stated Dems Have To Win Popular Vote By 11% Just To Stay Even?
If that statement is true then we do not have a democracy the way the GOP has rigged. This situation is totally unacceptable.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)Barring a lot of GOPPERS crossing over to Democrats only A GOP candidate can win. It would be poetic justice if GOP voters flipped on them. Not likely to happen.
Nationally Democrats got more votes over all in the Congressional races yet still stayed in the minority. The GOP wantts to make i even worse if they can.
former9thward
(33,424 posts)In some elections Democrats have won the popular vote and have only got a minority of seats. But not in 2016. Republicans got 49.1% of the popular vote and Democrats 48%. (63,173,815 to 61,776,554).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2016
Matthew28
(1,857 posts)and the elites have completely rigged our system. We have to top this and take back our freaking country before it is too late!
poboy2
(2,078 posts)to pay for the wall w/military funds. He's watching FOX to push that lunacy into government.
ANN COULTER ON PIRRERO...we are fucked.
roamer65
(37,817 posts)Conor Lamb beating it prove it can be done.
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)sinkingfeeling
(57,277 posts)Wounded Bear
(63,878 posts)It's to overcome gerrymandering. With over 30 R(at)'s deserting the ship and 25 R districts that were won by Hillary in '16, I don't think our chances are that bad.
Need to GOTV.