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YoungDemCA

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6. Or rather, cause most of the people who disapprove of the Republicans in Congress

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 11:01 PM

Sep 2014

Either don't vote, or are packed into gerrymandered high-density Democratic districts.

The Republicans can win in the House and Senate even if they lose the popular vote nationally (as they did in 2010 and 2012-well at least the House). Turnout in midterm elections is notoriously abysmal. Thus, a Republican congressman can say he won with 70 percent of the vote in his district-but he won't say that only 30 percent of the voting-age population (VAP) in that district actually bothered to show up to the polls. 70 percent of 30 is slightly over 20 percent of the adult population.

Sucks, doesn't it?

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72 Percent Of Americans Disapprove Of Republicans In Congress [View all] applegrove Sep 2014 OP

I disapprove of them everywhere. niyad Sep 2014 #1

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #2

. applegrove Sep 2014 #3

You realize that the only reason 72% of Americans disapprove of Republicans in Congress Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #4

And yet edhopper Sep 2014 #5

Or rather, cause most of the people who disapprove of the Republicans in Congress YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #6

If dems showed up at the polls, in presidential election year numbers, we applegrove Sep 2014 #7

The Democratic Party are in the big cities yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #10

It doesn't matter. nruthie Sep 2014 #8

Welcom to the DU Nruthie. applegrove Sep 2014 #9