10-14-2020, 04:03 PM
(10-14-2020, 03:26 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Where are you getting this number? Every result I've seen on Google suggests different numbers but the consensus seems to be that Independents are at about 40%, Democrats mid-30% and Republicans mid-to-high 20%.
That said, no matter which party is the majority in the Senate, it will represent less than half of the population.
I am not talking about percentage of any party. I am talking about percentage of the entire population. Since more Republican states have smaller populations but still have the same number of Senators it allows for states that account for only 42% of the total population to elkect a majority of the Senators.
Independent voter still vote for one of the two major parties. So they chose one side or the other.
(10-14-2020, 03:26 PM)PhilHos Wrote: As to solutions, I'm all in favor of doing away with the 2 party system though I don't know how we can do that.
Just two simple steps.
1. Make all elections publicly funded.
2. Have Representatives run at large in bigger districts and take the top group (2,3,4, whatever) instead of having many small districts with just one winner.
