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Donald Ian Rankin

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2. Popular vote in the last congressional election.

Reply to el_bryanto (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 01:41 PM

Sep 2013

We're currently in the midst of a "clash of mandates" between the two parties/two houses.

It cannot be stressed loudly enough that the Republicans do not have a popular mandate - in the last congressional election, non-trivially more people voted for Democrats than Republicans, but the Republicans won more seats thanks to gerrymandering.

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Two numbers that we need to repeat, over and over again, as loudly as we can: [View all] Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 OP

I feel foolish but - what do those numbers refer to? el_bryanto Sep 2013 #1

Popular vote in the last congressional election. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #2

If I'm not mistaken, the popular vote for the US House. The lower number is Republican votes. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #3

Exactly, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2013 #4

Abolish the district system, have seats in Congress allocated proportionately. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #5

Get buwy on that constitutional amendment. GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #6

Two things are obvious about that proposal, I think. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #7

Would it actually be a good thing if it happened? ... spin Sep 2013 #8

I don't think it could or would. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #9

Take a look at this map of the 2012 Presidental election. ... spin Sep 2013 #10