Republicans Have Won The Senate Half The Time Since 2000 Despite Winning Fewer Votes Than Democrats

[WTH_Progs?]

● Senate: The Electoral College and congressional gerrymandering have gotten lots of attention in recent years for their anti-democratic tendency to allow one of our two major parties to win power even when the other party wins more votes. But new data from Stephen Wolf shows that this problem of minority rule has, over the last three decades, grown deeply entrenched in the U.S. Senate as well.

• Senate Republicans last won more votes than Democrats in 1998 but have won the chamber half the time since 2000 anyway. The results are similar when looking at how many people each party represents: Republicans last represented more Americans than Democrats in 1996 but still won the Senate in seven of the next 13 elections. And it could get even worse after 2024.
• Minority rule in the Senate has led to minority rule in the Supreme Court—with profound consequences. Five of the six conservative justices on the court were confirmed by senates where the GOP majority was elected with fewer votes than Democrats. These justices have restricted abortion rights, shredded voting rights, and preserved Republican gerrymanders, with no end in sight.
• Statehood for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico could help mitigate the problem. It's also the right thing to do. But Democratic efforts to make D.C. a state failed in 2021 when Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema refused to curtail the filibuster. The issue isn't going away, though, especially if Sinema gets replaced by a pro-reform Democrat.

Republicans have won the Senate half the time since 2000 despite winning fewer votes than Democrats

Even though Democrats retained the Senate—and expanded their majority—in 2022, the results nonetheless marked the continuation of an unwelcome trend: Our new data shows that Senate Republicans last won more votes or represented more Americans than...

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Republicans: NOT supported by a majority of the American people.

We should all be like California. Speak of, insurance companies are leaving that State's real property market fast path, at least where investment properties are concerned. I know a guy who has 100 or so. His current policy dropped him, and as of now he can't find insurance to cover them short policies that won't cover fire no matter where it is. ILMAO, not even insurance companies want to deal with Ca., but sure, we should all be like California.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

● Senate: The Electoral College and congressional gerrymandering have gotten lots of attention in recent years for their anti-democratic tendency to allow one of our two major parties to win power even when the other party wins more votes. But new data from Stephen Wolf shows that this problem of minority rule has, over the last three decades, grown deeply entrenched in the U.S. Senate as well.

• Senate Republicans last won more votes than Democrats in 1998 but have won the chamber half the time since 2000 anyway. The results are similar when looking at how many people each party represents: Republicans last represented more Americans than Democrats in 1996 but still won the Senate in seven of the next 13 elections. And it could get even worse after 2024.
• Minority rule in the Senate has led to minority rule in the Supreme Court—with profound consequences. Five of the six conservative justices on the court were confirmed by senates where the GOP majority was elected with fewer votes than Democrats. These justices have restricted abortion rights, shredded voting rights, and preserved Republican gerrymanders, with no end in sight.
• Statehood for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico could help mitigate the problem. It's also the right thing to do. But Democratic efforts to make D.C. a state failed in 2021 when Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema refused to curtail the filibuster. The issue isn't going away, though, especially if Sinema gets replaced by a pro-reform Democrat.

Republicans have won the Senate half the time since 2000 despite winning fewer votes than Democrats

Even though Democrats retained the Senate—and expanded their majority—in 2022, the results nonetheless marked the continuation of an unwelcome trend: Our new data shows that Senate Republicans last won more votes or represented more Americans than...

www.dailykos.com

Republicans: NOT supported by a majority of the American people.

Although this is an old thread, it nonetheless addresses an important issue: the manifestation of Republican minority rule – that control of the states is what’s important, allowing Republicans to pursue their failed, wrongheaded agenda contrary to the will of the American people.

Republicans are out-of-touch with the majority of Americans – and Republicans couldn’t care less.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

● Senate: The Electoral College and congressional gerrymandering have gotten lots of attention in recent years for their anti-democratic tendency to allow one of our two major parties to win power even when the other party wins more votes. But new data from Stephen Wolf shows that this problem of minority rule has, over the last three decades, grown deeply entrenched in the U.S. Senate as well.

• Senate Republicans last won more votes than Democrats in 1998 but have won the chamber half the time since 2000 anyway. The results are similar when looking at how many people each party represents: Republicans last represented more Americans than Democrats in 1996 but still won the Senate in seven of the next 13 elections. And it could get even worse after 2024.
• Minority rule in the Senate has led to minority rule in the Supreme Court—with profound consequences. Five of the six conservative justices on the court were confirmed by senates where the GOP majority was elected with fewer votes than Democrats. These justices have restricted abortion rights, shredded voting rights, and preserved Republican gerrymanders, with no end in sight.
• Statehood for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico could help mitigate the problem. It's also the right thing to do. But Democratic efforts to make D.C. a state failed in 2021 when Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema refused to curtail the filibuster. The issue isn't going away, though, especially if Sinema gets replaced by a pro-reform Democrat.

Republicans have won the Senate half the time since 2000 despite winning fewer votes than Democrats

Even though Democrats retained the Senate—and expanded their majority—in 2022, the results nonetheless marked the continuation of an unwelcome trend: Our new data shows that Senate Republicans last won more votes or represented more Americans than...

www.dailykos.com

Republicans: NOT supported by a majority of the American people.

It's an unfair electoral system.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Although this is an old thread, it nonetheless addresses an important issue: the manifestation of Republican minority rule – that control of the states is what’s important, allowing Republicans to pursue their failed, wrongheaded agenda contrary to the will of the American people.

Republicans are out-of-touch with the majority of Americans – and Republicans couldn’t care less.

LOL state control is closer to the people then federal retard

 

[OKTexas]

California has two senators to represent a population of 39 million people while Alaska has two senators to represent a population of 0.7 million. So it's not equal representation by population. Of course that's on purpose and in my opinion a good thing.

If you knew anything about our history, the founders intended the house of reps to be the peoples house and the senate to be the States house. That's why the constitution originally had senators appointed by the State legislatures.

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[OKTexas]

While I disagree with gerrymandering by either party, as it is clear election tampering, the reason the Senate exists is to give each state an equal voice, irrespective of population.

This is the very reason the dems want to make D.C. a state, as it would give them 2 more votes in the Senate and tip that house in their favor.

That's ain't gonna happen as long as republicans control at least one house of congress. Not sure it would pass a constitutional test in the courts either. Constitutionally the seat of government was never intended to be a State.

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[Billiejeens]

It's an unfair electoral system.

For who?

 

[Nostra]

● Senate: The Electoral College and congressional gerrymandering have gotten lots of attention in recent years for their anti-democratic tendency to allow one of our two major parties to win power even when the other party wins more votes. But new data from Stephen Wolf shows that this problem of minority rule has, over the last three decades, grown deeply entrenched in the U.S. Senate as well.

• Senate Republicans last won more votes than Democrats in 1998 but have won the chamber half the time since 2000 anyway. The results are similar when looking at how many people each party represents: Republicans last represented more Americans than Democrats in 1996 but still won the Senate in seven of the next 13 elections. And it could get even worse after 2024.
• Minority rule in the Senate has led to minority rule in the Supreme Court—with profound consequences. Five of the six conservative justices on the court were confirmed by senates where the GOP majority was elected with fewer votes than Democrats. These justices have restricted abortion rights, shredded voting rights, and preserved Republican gerrymanders, with no end in sight.
• Statehood for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico could help mitigate the problem. It's also the right thing to do. But Democratic efforts to make D.C. a state failed in 2021 when Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema refused to curtail the filibuster. The issue isn't going away, though, especially if Sinema gets replaced by a pro-reform Democrat.

Republicans have won the Senate half the time since 2000 despite winning fewer votes than Democrats

Even though Democrats retained the Senate—and expanded their majority—in 2022, the results nonetheless marked the continuation of an unwelcome trend: Our new data shows that Senate Republicans last won more votes or represented more Americans than...

www.dailykos.com

Republicans: NOT supported by a majority of the American people.

So?

 

[Independentthinker]

He's an election denier. You are an election fraud denier.

All I know is that Democrats have been denying election results for decades and now want to gripe about a couple of years of Trump election denials.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

So?

they think because california and new york have millions that vote democrat that should equate to Idaho and Montana having democratic senators.

 

[Nostra]

Republicans packed the Senate by gerrymandering!

OP is a moron.