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muriel_volestrangler

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16. Not the whole picture, but it does make it worse

Fri Mar 4, 2016, 06:49 PM

Mar 2016

In 1996, the total house votes were 48.2% for each party (to 1 decimal place). The Repubs won seats 227 to 206. In 1998, they won the votes 48.4% to 47.3%, and the seats 223 to 211. In 2000, they won 47.6% to 47.1%, and 221 seats to 212. But in 2012, The Dems won the vote 48.8% to 47.6%, but still lost seats by 201 to 234.

Where a close vote, with the Repubs 0 to 1% ahead, used to result in a Repub seat win by up to 20, a Dem win by over 1% now results in a Repub win by over 30. The unevenness has got worse.

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