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Comment on YSK that if U.S. housing and U.S population projections hold, the Electoral College will shift further away from Democrats after the 2030 census.

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ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

It’s incredible to me just how many people don’t even know it’s a thing! Schools still just uncritically teach that the house has proportional representation, but it simply doesn’t!

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ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
It has proportional representation, it’s just really big portions.

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- ayyy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  No, a vote is literally worth more in Iowa than it is in California. It’s not proportional.
  
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  - ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Each vote is approximately equal in the house which is the proportional body.
    
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