By representing every state equally, regardless of population, the Senate actually is representative of a pseudo-nation with different demographic characteristics than the actual country. The pseudo-nation represented by the Senate is more white (non-Hispanic), less black and less Hispanic than the nation at large. This is likely not surprising. I haven't dug that far into the rest, but it would be interesting to see what other trends there are in the actual population versus the population implied by the Senate.
And yet which chamber has actually passed a comprehensive bill on immigration?
The Senate was also the first chamber to pass the thirteenth amendment way back in the Civil War. Because of the Senate's nature, it is more willing to compromise because its purpose is as I said, designed to encourage states to join together to ensure each other's interests are protected and that instills a greater sense of comity then the majoritarian House has historically functioned as. The House is also far more partisan and far more political because it is up every two years instead of every six years.
Why does nobody understand this? This is basic Government 101 here.
Senate Republicans are much more right-wing than ever before.
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A large part of this is due to the polarization of the electorate. Less Democrats in the South/Big Sky and less Republicans in New England and the Pacific Coast. Remove the moderates and the ideology will tilt to the extreme.
