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The thing is, ALL elections are close now. We are living in the era of the 2% presidential race. 2008 was an outlier in every conceivable way.
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The astounding advantage the Electoral College gives to Republicans, in one chart vox.com/policy-and-pol…
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The astounding advantage the Electoral College gives to Republicans, in one chart vox.com/policy-and-pol…
"In the modern period, due to population patterns, Republicans should be expected to win 65% of presidential contests in which they narrowly lose the popular vote."
Remember Wyoming has 500k people and California has 40M and they each have 2 senators. That's your EC.
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Remember Wyoming has 500k people and California has 40M and they each have 2 senators. That's your EC.
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Our primaries are largely decided by a total of 4M nearly all white people in Iowa and in NH in the first two contests. These demographics and numbers are not reflective of the nation. And the Electoral College demands candidates ignore non-swing states.
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I live in a swing state. The candidates were here repeatedly in 2016. Not in my diverse majority POC city, but in the mostly white suburbs and ex-urbs. That is the future with the Electoral College. Not a winning strategy for Democrats.
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