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Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social |
At best it lasted from 1965-2000. Even then we had widespread gerrymandering, Senate malapportionment, unequal voting access, Jim Crow ex-felon voting bans, etc. 7 of 12 elections since 2000 have seen Republicans win one or more of the presidency, Senate, or House despite fewer votes than Democrats
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@roslynn.bsky.social
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We won’t have democracy until we dump the electoral college, among other things.
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Stephen Wolf
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Six times for Senate, two of which coincided with Republicans presidents winning the Electoral College while losing the popular vote.
Once for House in 2012, denying Democrats unified control en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Un...
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