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Originally Posted by Muta
That's because of the gerrymandering going on down there, isn't it?
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There's no gerrymandering in the senate as all races are state-wide with no district boundaries. The problem is that small states like Wyoming (pop. 0.6M) have equal senate representation as large states like California (pop. 40M). Small, rural states tend to favour Republican candidates, so they receive disproportionate representation in the senate (and in the Electoral College during presidential elections). A voter in a small state has significantly more power than a voter in a large state. It's anti-democratic and an affront to the notion that all votes should be treated equally.