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unblock

(52,277 posts)
2. to be fair, we've won at least 22 out of the 34 races this cycle. that's at least 64%
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:39 PM
Nov 2018

republicans picked up seats primarily because the map was terrible -- we already had most of the seats up for election this cycle, so many of our victories didn't get us a pickup, they merely held on to a seat.

gordianot

(15,242 posts)
4. The Senate is perhaps the one great flaw in our Constitution.
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:42 PM
Nov 2018

We are stuck and cannot throw out the Constitution due to unforeseen consequences by those who assumed we need an aristocracy to balance governance.

thucythucy

(8,081 posts)
7. The Senate AND the Electoral College--
Wed Nov 7, 2018, 03:13 PM
Nov 2018

both of them attempts to keep "the mob" (i.e. the majority of voters) from ruling the country.

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