538 article on Senate’s Rural Skew

[Del Tachi]

Can’t wait for the future when the democrats destroy the senate and the Supreme Court. Surely it’s wise to destroy the constitution because republicans have done slightly better among some small states relative to large states for a few election cycles? Heck, the ten smallest states have more democratic senators than republicans senators 12-8 while the largest 10 states are split 10-10.

Why should a party's success matter when it comes to doing the right thing? That's the difference between Democrats and Republicans. You guys only view things from a perspective of power. "Oh, the Senate was more Democratic than the House since 1994". I don't care. The Senate is an anti-democratic institution by it's very nature and should not have more power than the House of Representatives.

Uhm...did the Democrats care about how "anti-democratic" the Senate was when they held seats in states like North Dakota, Arkansas, and Alaska?  Y'know, in the long ago of 2014?

[Del Tachi]

Uhm...did the Democrats care about how "anti-democratic" the Senate was when they held seats in states like North Dakota, Arkansas, and Alaska?  Y'know, in the long ago of 2014?

I suppose the argument here is that the rise in polarization since then has helped make it clear how undemocratic the Senate is.

Also, the Democrats had to move pretty strongly to the center to win those seats. Republicans can come very close to a majority even if they run only far-right candidates. This is the main reason our country's polarization is asymmetrical.

If running far-right candidates wins you a majority in the Senate...then are they really "far-right"?  Such descriptors are inherently relative to the perceived political center

Why do Democrats think they're the arbiters of what "normal" political positions and conventions are?  lol