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thucythucy

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3. We should also realize that WE are in the majority
Sat Jun 25, 2022, 02:18 PM
Jun 2022

on pretty much every issue that matters.

We Democrats have won the popular vote in seven out of the last eight presidential elections. We also typically garner more votes overall in House races than Republicans.

If we would only pass legislation that guaranteed one person, one vote--which means addressing jerrymandering as well as voter suppression--the GOP wouldn't come close to either winning the presidency or the House, not in the foreseeable future anyway. The Senate would continue to be a problem, but one person one vote could put a number of swing states into play there as well.

Given this reality, Republicans can choose one of two options. They can either try to offer policies that the majority--in some cases such as reasonable gun regulation the VAST majority--support, or they can do what they can to cheat and rig elections.

We all know which option they've picked.

To come out swinging--like FDR did during the first days of the New Deal--would be a winning strategy top to bottom. I simply don't understand why more of our leaders don't grasp this simple reality.

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Don't you mean "Pack the court"? mobeau69 Jun 2022 #1
Works either way. malthaussen Jun 2022 #2
We should also realize that WE are in the majority thucythucy Jun 2022 #3
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