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The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
As the above poster points out - that stance completely ignores reality.The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
How do you reconcile the astronomically unpopular ratings of the Republican Party with its success in elections?As the above poster points out - that stance completely ignores reality.The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
You cant gerrymander the senate and yet the right didn't just win there - the won huge.
How do you reconcile the astronomically unpopular ratings of the Republican Party with its success in elections?As the above poster points out - that stance completely ignores reality.The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
You cant gerrymander the senate and yet the right didn't just win there - the won huge.
This election was all about numbers . . . the Democratic Party stood for nothing, and only committed partisan Republicans (predictably) came to vote. About 20% of eligible voters put these people in office.
And yet they won in States that were gerrymandered BY DEMOCRATS. In NC Republicans picked up one of the democratic seats in the US House.The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
Because those numbers have no real connection to reality. How do you reconcile the fact that congress has an approval rating that is damn near single digits yet most are able to retain their seat? Easy - blaming the amorphous 'republicans' or 'democrats' of 'congress' is an easy cop out that requires almost no thought. Those very same people are just fine with THEIR congressman.How do you reconcile the astronomically unpopular ratings of the Republican Party with its success in elections?As the above poster points out - that stance completely ignores reality.The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
You cant gerrymander the senate and yet the right didn't just win there - the won huge.
This election was all about numbers . . . the Democratic Party stood for nothing, and only committed partisan Republicans (predictably) came to vote. About 20% of eligible voters put these people in office.
THIS is something that the right might have to pay VERY close attention to. There are some issues that they simply need to leave by the wayside or they will weigh them down.Personhood movement loses both state initiatives
From Marijuana to Gun Control, Liberal Initiatives Passed
Minimum wage increase wins in four red states
When specific liberal and conservative agenda items were on the ballot this election, the Left won and the Right lost. For example, "personhood" amendments failed in every state they were on the ballot. Gun control measures passed, as did every minimum wage increase that was on state ballots.
Since Democratic turnout was low, the success of specific liberal ballot measures, and the failure of conservative ballot measures, strongly suggests that some "liberal" agenda items have a lot of crossover with moderates and those who consider themselves to be conservatives, and that some conservative agenda items overreach and turn off voters.
This is why it is a mistake to conclude that the voters gave some kind of mandate to the GOP.
In a topic about the minimum wage a while ago, I pointed out that increasing the minimum wage had a lot of crossover and that the GOP was on the losing side. This past election proved that.
How do you reconcile the astronomically unpopular ratings of the Republican Party with its success in elections?As the above poster points out - that stance completely ignores reality.The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
You cant gerrymander the senate and yet the right didn't just win there - the won huge.
This election was all about numbers . . . the Democratic Party stood for nothing, and only committed partisan Republicans (predictably) came to vote. About 20% of eligible voters put these people in office.
You just saw how skewed and inaccurate the polls were about the midterm elections. And you continue to believe polls that try to convince you how much Americans dislike the GOP?
Do you enjoy living in a fantasy world?
Because those numbers have no real connection to reality. How do you reconcile the fact that congress has an approval rating that is damn near single digits yet most are able to retain their seat? Easy - blaming the amorphous 'republicans' or 'democrats' of 'congress' is an easy cop out that requires almost no thought. Those very same people are just fine with THEIR congressman.How do you reconcile the astronomically unpopular ratings of the Republican Party with its success in elections?As the above poster points out - that stance completely ignores reality.The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
You cant gerrymander the senate and yet the right didn't just win there - the won huge.
This election was all about numbers . . . the Democratic Party stood for nothing, and only committed partisan Republicans (predictably) came to vote. About 20% of eligible voters put these people in office.
Opinion polls about what someone thinks of a single issue or a party are utterly irrelevant. What matters is what happens when they go to the polls and actually put a candidate in. What they think of the people they can actually vote for rather than a 'party' that does not actually exist on the ballot.
How do you reconcile the astronomically unpopular ratings of the Republican Party with its success in elections?As the above poster points out - that stance completely ignores reality.The GOP retains its power through heavily-gerrymandered congressional districts, and that corruption of the election process happened because of control of state-level professional politicians. It cannot be fixed. (When the authorities have all the tools, they make the rules.)
You cant gerrymander the senate and yet the right didn't just win there - the won huge.
This election was all about numbers . . . the Democratic Party stood for nothing, and only committed partisan Republicans (predictably) came to vote. About 20% of eligible voters put these people in office.
You just saw how skewed and inaccurate the polls were about the midterm elections. And you continue to believe polls that try to convince you how much Americans dislike the GOP?
Do you enjoy living in a fantasy world?
I don't know where you got your information, but it is wrong. Your "mainstream media" handed the midterms to Republicans months ago.
