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Hermit-The-Prog

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12. fair and balanced

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 04:29 AM

Sep 2018

Population -- 51% female, 49% male
House of Representatives should have 222 women
Senate should have 51 women

Actual:
84 in House
23 in Senate

A record number of women will be on the ballots in November. Not enough to reach the ideal, above, though.

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Putin has finally won [View all] Separation Sep 2018 OP

It's not just Putin, and not just on-line. RockRaven Sep 2018 #1

Except for the fact Separation Sep 2018 #3

since before reagan Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #5

Agree in general. If Russia spun off into an alternate universe Hortensis Sep 2018 #9

I'm not sure what's scarier then. Separation Sep 2018 #11

Americans. Russia's a pissant, underdeveloped country Hortensis Sep 2018 #13

Yeah... could Putin have been so wildly successful without Murdoch? renate Sep 2018 #10

I see women coming together to save it. Deb Sep 2018 #2

I hope you're right. Separation Sep 2018 #4

I think you're going to turn out to be right, Deb. Hortensis Sep 2018 #8

fair and balanced Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #12

Fortunately don't need to wait for an ideal, Hortensis Sep 2018 #14

making a difference Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #15

Good piece, thanks. But I mean CAUCUS, not caucus. :) Hortensis Sep 2018 #17

one side has always hated the other side . Putin may try to exploit it for his benefit but the JI7 Sep 2018 #6

You are absolutely correct Separation Sep 2018 #7

Imagine they threw a huge white nationalist rally Hortensis Sep 2018 #18

When Al Gore gave them an inch they took it all. BSdetect Sep 2018 #16