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If the loser of a 60/40 split wins, yes, that sounds pretty bad. Those kinds of majorities don't happen very often.
by p_j_w 5y ago
If the loser of a 60/40 split wins, yes, that sounds pretty bad. Those kinds of majorities don't happen very often.
- svachalek 5y agoYup, 40% is not a "large" minority. It's a landslide loss.
- wonderwonder 5y agoGive the gerrymandering time to work its magic, wont be long now until those sorts of results at least in the US house are not uncommon.
- renewiltord 5y agoWell, at 60% turnout, you've got a true distribution of: 1. 36% unfairly unhappy 2. 24% unfairly happy 3. 40% meh as intended Honestly, that places it at 64% meh-to-happy vs 36% unhappy vs. it going the other way as 76% meh-to-happy vs 24% unhappy. I think that's a pretty big improvement in happiness but I can see why the question was asked.