That’s pretty misleading considering 14% of the land they may still cling to has the largest population centers i.e. cities where all of America’s problems exist.
Less than that, actually. Three Dem reps elected from Arizona represent mostly desert and mountainous wastelands that include Indian Reservations. Bulk of their votes came from Flagstaff, Yuma, and Tucson.
That’s why I linked to the post from The Blaze showing what it looks like by district. You’re right, you do get a better idea of where they are represented, but I just thought it was interesting to see it all condensed...
Exactly. That is very, very misleading and dangerous. It gives the conservatives the idea that they have something of value....it isn't...territory does not vote.
We can use the graphic to our advantage and I fully intend to do so
Yup, this is a statistical distortion.
The truth is worse than this. They represent the vast majority of disaster areas of the US.