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0 pointsdrpossum1y ago0 comments

You say that like US states didn't have boundaries cut or decisions on when states were admitted to affect elections. For example:

Missouri Compromise, Kansas Nebraska Act, Nevada, Utah, and the Dakotas' existence, Washington DC not having representation, Puerto Rico languishing

Coincidentally it seems like the rural United States has disproportionate representation and power. I'm sure that has nothing to do with the Republican party not winning popular votes in presidential elections for all but one election in over 30 years

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javagram1y ago

State boundaries date to 70 years old or more. The original “gerrymandering” of those boundaries is incredibly out of date. DC was given electoral votes most recently in 1961 with the expectation that it would be a “swing state” evenly split between parties, for instance.

Many solid “red” rural states today frequently elected statewide democrats just a few decades ago.

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0 pointsdrpossum1y ago0 comments

You say that like US states didn't have boundaries cut or decisions on when states were admitted to affect elections. For example:

Missouri Compromise, Kansas Nebraska Act, Nevada, Utah, and the Dakotas' existence, Washington DC not having representation, Puerto Rico languishing

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javagram1y ago

Many solid “red” rural states today frequently elected statewide democrats just a few decades ago.

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