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What a nicely desguised way for DNC strongholds to effectively kill off the republican party. By the time a supreme court would be called upon it wouldn't even

What a nicely desguised way for DNC strongholds to effectively kill off the republican party. By the time a supreme court would be called upon it wouldn't even lift a finger in protest because by then all Wikipedia articles about what Federalism means will be rewritten. Scotus will be told to "not risk democracy" and will recieve the message. It would be less ironic if this compact wasn't put forward by the same camp that constantly laments gentrification. But when gentrification happens on a intra-state level and states attract so many upper class people that the rural class is effectively nixed out of political representation (eg CA, NY) its not just good, it should directly translate into who gets to decide whos going to be president. Only the urbanites.

jedberg 2y ago
Last time I did the math, you'd have to win 100% of the vote in the 100 most populous cites, plus a few million more, to win the popular vote. Cities are big, but they aren't that big. The 10 biggest cities only have 7% of the population, and then they get a lot smaller from there.
- throwthrowuknow 2y ago
  That sounds like you’re only considering strict city limits but there are three major categories: urban, suburban and rural with urban outnumbering rural two to one but suburban far outnumbering both so it really comes down to how you slice suburban. While suburbanites don’t live within cities proper they could be fairly categorized between those who reside in the suburbs but live their lives in the city and those who spend most of their time outside of the city.
  - jedberg 2y ago
    Yes but also even the most blue urban cities only vote about 60/40 democrat/republican. The point is the only way to win the popular vote is by capturing a lot of rural America no matter which party you're part of.
    - thomaslord 2y ago
      Depends how you define "a lot" - rural areas make up 20% of the population of the US, so you might need some rural voters but not necessarily a lot (percentage of actual voters may vary, but I don't have those numbers handy). I'm not totally sure that your numbers are correct, at least for presidential elections. Philadelphia's split in 2020 was 81% for Biden and 18% for Trump.

jedberg 2y ago

Last time I did the math, you'd have to win 100% of the vote in the 100 most populous cites, plus a few million more, to win the popular vote. Cities are big, but they aren't that big. The 10 biggest cities only have 7% of the population, and then they get a lot smaller from there.

throwthrowuknow 2y ago
That sounds like you’re only considering strict city limits but there are three major categories: urban, suburban and rural with urban outnumbering rural two to one but suburban far outnumbering both so it really comes down to how you slice suburban. While suburbanites don’t live within cities proper they could be fairly categorized between those who reside in the suburbs but live their lives in the city and those who spend most of their time outside of the city.
- jedberg 2y ago
  Yes but also even the most blue urban cities only vote about 60/40 democrat/republican. The point is the only way to win the popular vote is by capturing a lot of rural America no matter which party you're part of.
  - thomaslord 2y ago
    Depends how you define "a lot" - rural areas make up 20% of the population of the US, so you might need some rural voters but not necessarily a lot (percentage of actual voters may vary, but I don't have those numbers handy). I'm not totally sure that your numbers are correct, at least for presidential elections. Philadelphia's split in 2020 was 81% for Biden and 18% for Trump.