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Originally Posted by wdmso
no kidding... but seems the bigger picture is lost on some
In the last few decades, Democrats have expanded their advantages in California and New York — states with huge urban centers But those two states elect only 4 percent of the Senate. Meanwhile, Republicans have made huge advances in small rural states — think Arkansas, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana and West Virginia — that wield disproportionate power in the upper chamber compared to their populations.
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aaaand...that's because the number of senators per state is not based on population...see how this works? I think it's in the Constitution
