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dsc

(52,155 posts) Sat Sep 19, 2020, 09:37 AM Sep 2020

So this GOP US Senate is the mostly the result of 3 elections

that of 2014, 2016, and 2018. Democrats got more votes in 2 of the 3 and more in total. In 2014 we did get fewer votes (a bit more than 3 million fewer) but we got over 1 and half million more votes in 2016 and considerably more than 7 million more in 2018. In total we got over 6 million more votes in those three elections. So this isn't just a case of they represent fewer people, they got considerably fewer votes. That should be a talking point every time we open our mouths.

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So this GOP US Senate is the mostly the result of 3 elections (Original Post) dsc Sep 2020 OP

Yeah Proud liberal 80 Sep 2020 #1

The undemocratic Senate is also the heart of the undemocratic Electoral College William Seger Sep 2020 #2

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)

1. Yeah

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Sat Sep 19, 2020, 09:40 AM

Sep 2020

This representative Democracy sucks

William Seger

(10,778 posts)

2. The undemocratic Senate is also the heart of the undemocratic Electoral College

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 09:43 AM

Sep 2020

... that gave us this turd of a president, despite losing the popular vote. Time to end it!

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