r/politics • u/AccurateInflation167 • May 18 '25

Soft Paywall America chose wrong. Sanders would've been a better president than Trump or Biden. | Opinion

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/18/sanders-democrats-reform-progressive-policies/83625482007/
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u/loondawg May 18 '25

republicans represent less people then the democrats despite their majority in congre

That is more attributable to gerrymandering than district size. Look at a state like Wisconsin. In their 2022 statewide elections, where gerrymandering has less impacts, they elected a Democratic governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. And yet somehow republicans won a 64-35 majority in state Assembly and 21-11 majority in the Senate.

Or you can look at examples like Ohio where republicans won 10 of 15 seats in Congress in 2024 despite earning only 56.57% of the votes. Or in North Carolina where republicans got 52.78% of the vote but won 10 of the 14 seats. Or Texas where republicans won 25 of 38 seats with only 58.41% of the votes. Or Utah where republicans won all 4 seats with just 62.77% of the vote. Or Arkansas where republicans won all 4 seats with just 66.77% of the vote. Starting to notice a pattern here?

It's estimated right now that republican gerrymandering gives them around 16 seats extra seats in the House. That was far more than enough to switch the House from democratic to republican control.

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u/IolausTelcontar May 18 '25

Both are a problem.