Sure but that issue is compounded by Democrat's ineffectiveness. They don't try to generate chances that they can take advantage of as well as Republican's do.

Sure but that issue is compounded by Democrat's ineffectiveness. They don't try to generate chances that they can take advantage of as well as Republican's do. Dakota's split [1] provide 4 Republican senators while California only provides 2 Democratic senators. Republican Justices have no problem with overriding a state on how to conduct its elections [2]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Territory#Statehood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Territory#Statehood [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore