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Originally Posted by SebC
Then why do they elect Republicans?
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The simple and most uncomfortable answer Is that they dont.
At the executive level in the last 20 years 2 Republicans have been awarded the presidency after losing the popular vote. Gore won the popular vote by more than half a million votes and Hillary won by millions. That is 12 years out of a possible 22 served by presidents and a party that came in 2nd place.
At the federal level it is worse.
Right now in Wisconsin thr GOP have 60% of the seats after receiving only 49% of voters.
Since 2012 in Ohio, Republicans have had 75% of the seats while securing roughly 50% of votes.
Only one part actively seeks to prevent large swathes of otherwise eligible voters from voting. This latest election was the first time in 50 years the votings rights act, specifically created to give blacks equal opportunity to vote, was NOT fully in effect.
Last I read, HALF of the black men in Florida were ineligible to vote for one reason or another.
The reason why the GOP doesn't care about trump's disapproval rating is because it doesn't matter. In many states they literally have a 10-15% seat advantage for the same amount of votes, and that doesn't take into account the rampant voter suppression that is routine in US political races. Laws designed to target blacks have a generational impact on voting.
The system is rigged in their favour. They can win elections with a 35% approval rating.
Imagine a scenario where the population of metro Vancouver carries more weight than the entire province's of Alberta and Saskatchewan and you have the current US political system.