Posted on 02/11/2017 3:40:47 PM PST by Trump20162020
The reason I say that is because polarization in this country favors Republicans more than Democrats, at least when it comes to Congress. Republicans have something of an inherent advantage in both the House and Senate, and polarization helps reinforce those advantages these days.
Why? There are simply more red states and more red districts. Republicans took over the House and Senate in recent years largely because they knocked off some of the final hangers-on among Democrats in conservative-leaning places. It first happened in the South; then it spread to Appalachia and the Midwest. …
The 2016 election is a good example of this. Trump, as everyone knows, lost the popular vote by two full points, 48-46. But despite that loss, he actually won 230 out of 435 congressional districts, compared to 205 for Hillary Clinton, according to numbers compiled by Daily Kos Elections. And in the Senate, he won 30 out of 50 states.
So basically, 53 percent of House districts are Republican and 60 out of 100 senators hail from red states, according to the 2016 election results (in which the GOP, again, lost the popular vote).
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Can’t be true. Trump had no path to 270. All the news agencies (including Fox News) said so.
Reporter Aaron Blake
A brain dead flake
Circular reasoning so absurd
real reasons have not occurred
To his simmering fragile brain
to see that liberals are the bane
But maybe someday he will get the inspiration
that he is the one destroying the nation
This article is just another liberal saying what we already know: democrats cannot reveal themselves and let the voters see what they truly stand for. Polarization (i.e, a clear choice between honest policy positions) works in the favor of conservatives.
Democrats really don’t understand. Of course they can’t obstruct their way into power. In fact, Democrats obstructed their way *out* of power when they didn’t allow Republicans help them fix Obamacare. It takes a special kind of stupid to obstruct your way *out* of power.
I love it. Dems may be a minority party for many years to come.
“Dems may be a minority party for many years to come.”
We could guarantee it if we could get the voter registration/id rolls in order. I am one who believes the Dems are guilty of massive voter fraud - I think more illegals voted than anyone could imagine.
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