moderates suck wrote:
agip wrote:
agree on all counts. I was sort of sighing out of resignation to the massive structural advantage Rs have right now.
The republicans do not have a massive structural advantage. I mean they do in the Senate, but not in the electoral college. All it takes is a few states to flip and there will be talk of a lasting Democratic majority based on structural factors.
The electoral college map is really unstable, even in this time of super-high partisanship.
well sure, all it would take is a few states to flip, then the Dems would have a structural advantage in the EC. All it would really take is one: Texas. Maybe we're defining 'structural' differently. I'm just saying right now, as the states vote, the Rs have an advantage in the EC. Mostly because Dems cluster in the cities and a few states, so their larger numbers don't matter as much as they should. But that can change, sure.
One interesting sidelight...if the EC ties, which is not impossible this year, the D clustering would hurt them again, Because the House would vote by state delegation to choose a president. And even though the Ds have more seats in the House, the Rs control more state delegations.