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Because Senate apportionment, House gerrymandering, and state constitutions first written during eras of slavery and Jim Crow significantly, significantly skew the incentive structures. They appeal to those edge case voters because the greater power mechanisms (white aristocracy) necessitate it.

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Also, “people who would probably…” has time and time again failed that test. People who don’t vote are simply people who don’t vote. Even when they do show out, they never participate in electoralism in enough cycles to prove out.

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