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> Most Americans ... > popular vote So you're telling me most people prefer the system which gives them some control over their government rather than the sy
by tstrimple 4y ago
> Most Americans
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> popular vote
So you're telling me most people prefer the system which gives them some control over their government rather than the system which enshrines a minority party due to archaic and outdated laws. The majority of the population have had their will overridden in every single Republican presidential win since Reagan if we acknowledge the incumbent advantage especially after 9/11 for Bush Jr.
The senate is also deeply flawed. Republican senators represent 41 million fewer voters than Democratic senators, yet they control half of the chamber and get to stymie everything done outside of budget reconciliation. The House is supposed to represent the people, but has the same bias (to a lessor degree) thanks to the frozen size of the House and rampant gerrymandering. For example, in Wisconsin Democrats won roughly half of the popular vote for house seats in 2020, but only gained 1/3rd of the representatives. Half the population votes Democrat, half votes Republican and Republicans get strong majorities in representation. If California house members had the same proportional representation as Wyoming house, we'd need an additional California house members so even our alleged "proportional representation" system is fundamentally broken.
The majority are getting tired of the minority dictating how politics work in our country.
- sokoloff 4y ago> the system which enshrines a minority party due to archaic and outdated laws Both major parties are minority parties.