Signalstar said:
Thanks for the wisdom. I know it is not fair. I just don't understand how people like you and others in this thread can be so dismissive of Democrats as if they are so lost and so far from the mainstream that it will be impossible for them to take power again any time soon. Democrats are the majority. Democrats have won the popular vote 6 of the last 7 presidential elections. The 51 senators that support Kavanaugh represent 143 Million Americans. The 49 senators that did not support Kavanaugh 182 Million Americans. This is minority rule. I won't argue that the system is broken and it needs to be fixed (even though it is and it should) because everybody knows the rules going in and they agree to it. But conservatives are deluding themselves if they think their hold will last or their marginal victories are sustainable. Republican politicians are like small children that change the rules of the game when it's their turn so they win. |
Popular vote doesnt matter. Gerrymandering makes this a sustainable strategy, as well as voter suppression laws and other tactics. There's no reason to believe it wont work in the future as it has in the past. Democrats can keep hanging their hats on the popular votes while we win the elections.
