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11. Not in presidential election years

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:20 PM

Mar 2016

Not only did the Democrats win the presidency, they got more votes for the House of Representatives, and the Senate too (and more in the Senate in 2014, for that matter):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections,_2014

The gerrymandering meant that the Democrats didn't take back the House.

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Why is Donald Trump winning? (George Lakoff column) [View all] LuckyTheDog Mar 2016 OP

Important MUST READ article Arazi Mar 2016 #1

Always comes back to authoritarianism. muntrv Mar 2016 #2

great article but he doesn't say how to counter WhiteTara Mar 2016 #3

NO one knows how to counter Trump at this point. Wednesdays Mar 2016 #4

We are in deep doo. nt WhiteTara Mar 2016 #5

Point out the areas he's a loser in, especially in authoritarian terms muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #7

Who seem to be out voting us lately. WhiteTara Mar 2016 #9

Not in presidential election years muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #11

gerrymandering is not the whole picture Amishman Mar 2016 #15

Not the whole picture, but it does make it worse muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #16

The authoritarianism derived from the strict father worldview. kwassa Mar 2016 #6

The Patriarchy strikes back. nt bemildred Mar 2016 #10

Because Repube voters are ill-informed, racist pigs? Darb Mar 2016 #12

pm kick! eom Arazi Mar 2016 #13

It is a good article. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2016 #14

He tells ignorant mouth breathers what they want to hear. lpbk2713 Mar 2016 #17

How would that.. sendero Mar 2016 #19

K & R Quantess Mar 2016 #18