• Doc Avid Mornington@midwest.social
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    9 months ago

    The Senate is affected by the OG of gerrymandering, giving an enormously greater weight to votes in less populous states.

    Most people are not as informed as you. They aren’t analyzing their views on specific issues and voting for the candidates most in alignment with that. They’re voting based on single hot-button issues like abortion or gun control. They’re voting based on the way they feel about a politician. They’re scared of terminology made up to scare them, seeing the Democrats as representing “cultural Marxism” and “critical race theory”. They are in an information bubble that builds a worldview which is complete, compelling, but incorrect, and their votes reflect that.