California, Texas, & Electoral College makes democracy in the U.S. impossible [View all]

[egbertowillies]

A couple of months ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom told HBO that California today is what the future of America looks like. A typical line from a California governor, but he ended the interview saying that the Republican party of California has reached “third party status” and the national Republican Party “doesn’t even know what’s about to hit them.” He felt sorry for them.

Is this bluster or is there something real to be said about this? What does this say or predict about Texas in the future if indeed Texas is in transition as California was between 1980 and 1992? When more than 20% of all Americans live in Texas or California, what does it say about America?

"As wins in Texas become closer and closer, California becomes a bigger shaper of the national popular vote. This is a profound problem for democratic legitimacy of any Republican president in the future."

https://egbertowillies.com/2019/08/20/electoral-college-california-texas/