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I saw this years ago, I forget exactly where and when. But it laid
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I saw this years ago, I forget exactly where and when. But it laid


Jan 6, 2021, 6:41 PM

out the political demographics of this country. Approximately 25-30% are hardcore Republicans, and about the same are hardcore Democrats. So... 40-50% are neither. WE ARE THE GREAT SILENT MAJORITY. Not necessarily Independents per se, but people who will vote their conscience, as the saying goes. You can't just pencil us in. We have open minds, and you have to win us over. No one can win with just their "base"... you gotta win a big chunk of us, too.

It seems like both Republicans and Democrats often overlook this simple math... the extreme factions in a party are not a winning formula. Never have been, never will be.

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A drunk will run a STOP sign, but a stoner will wait for it to turn green.


Sorry for the #### graphic.


Jan 6, 2021, 6:48 PM

But basically that's great if voter preferences look like the top graph, but what if they're distributed more like the bottom?



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jerrymandering makes this worse.


Jan 6, 2021, 7:04 PM

fix this, make politicians take a stand that appeals to a wider swath of public opinion, and things will get better. Jerrymandering forces politicians to pander to the activist extremists of their party, left or right. If not, they get primaried.

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*gerrymandering***


Jan 6, 2021, 7:09 PM



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Re: *gerrymandering***


Jan 6, 2021, 7:29 PM

it's like an echo chamber. Phonetically, it's all the same.

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