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> " despite fielding a smaller coalition demographically" I don't follow, the ratio is about 50:50.
by autokad 8y ago
> " despite fielding a smaller coalition demographically"
I don't follow, the ratio is about 50:50.
- guptaneil 8y agoIt’s actually not. The majority of Americans are liberal, but through a combination of apathy, voter suppression, gerrymandering, and unequal representation, the ratio appears closer to 50:50. For what it’s worth, a republican president has not won the majority popular vote in the last 3 decades.
- icebraining 8y agoFor what it’s worth, a republican president has not won the majority popular vote in the last 3 decades. What about 2004?
- trhway 8y agoElectoral college, that last vestige of slavery...
- autokad 8y agoyou are very devoid of facts. I'll start with the simplest one: bush kerry Popular vote 62,040,610 59,028,444
- restuijs 8y agoThe fact pertains to "nonincumbent president". I think the OP just left that out.
- ipsum2 8y agoAs of October 2017, Gallup polling found that 31% of Americans identified as Democrat, 24% identified as Republican, and 42% as Independent.[3] Additionally, polling showed that 46% are either "Democrats or Democratic leaners" and 39% are either "Republicans or Republican leaners" when Independents are asked "do you lean more to the Democratic Party or the Republican Party?" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_U.S._states#Demographics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_U....