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Doesn’t the under representation swing both ways? Seems like not such a good idea to treat large numbers of people within a small area as essentially the same f
by yardstick 4y ago
Doesn’t the under representation swing both ways? Seems like not such a good idea to treat large numbers of people within a small area as essentially the same from a voting perspective.
Quickly checking Wikipedia, the Californian governor had a ~62% share of the vote, and the NY governor ~67%. That roughly translates to at least 30% of each of those States populations dissenting from the majority view. Shouldn’t their voices be heard, same as the Kansas voters?
- t-3 4y agoThe difference is that the internal representation in any state is a state issue, and it's up to the states to make sure those people do/do not have representation at the state level. I get the impression that most state legislatures do somewhat mirror the federal system with a popularly elected governor, but I haven't ever looked into it deeply.