psychothumbs@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWelcome to 2024, the Year We Stop Trump’s Rolling Insurrectionwww.thenation.comexternal-linkmessage-square173fedilinkarrow-up1579arrow-down128
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minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoNo, I’m sticking with most. We’re just gerrymandered enough that the smaller group can exert an outsized influence over the rest of us.
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minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI’ve had those experiences too, but the data doesn’t support that conclusion. Far from being the “silent majority,” they’re actually a very loud minority. If our elections were truly fair, they’d never have been given the time of day.
No, I’m sticking with most. We’re just gerrymandered enough that the smaller group can exert an outsized influence over the rest of us.
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I’ve had those experiences too, but the data doesn’t support that conclusion. Far from being the “silent majority,” they’re actually a very loud minority. If our elections were truly fair, they’d never have been given the time of day.