The “national” vote tallies mean zip, zero, nada when it comes to house races.
Some districts have a larger population than some other districts, as is true not just across the nation but within any state. A district in a dense urban area can contain far more people than a district in a very much less densely populated part of the same state.
So winning “big” in some “large populated” districts may tally to a certain “big” “nation vote tally” but if - regardless of that - you capture fewer districts, your national tally will not produce a representation victory eqaual in percentage to your “national” vote.
We have a constitutional republic, not a “democracy”, and it is intentionally broken up, jurisdictionally, to try to preserve its republican nature and not slide, downhill, into a “democracy”.
“The “national” vote tallies mean zip, zero, nada when it comes to house races.
Some districts have a larger population than some other districts, as is true not just across the nation but within any state. A district in a dense urban area can contain far more people than a district in a very much less densely populated part of the same state.
So winning “big” in some “large populated” districts may tally to a certain “big” “nation vote tally” but if - regardless of that - you capture fewer districts, your national tally will not produce a representation victory eqaual in percentage to your “national” vote.
We have a constitutional republic, not a “democracy”, and it is intentionally broken up, jurisdictionally, to try to preserve its republican nature and not slide, downhill, into a “democracy”.
Thanks for pointing this out I thought it was good news but thanks to your keen observation I’ll join you in hiding under my covers worrying about what to worry about. BTW I guess the math escapes you but this report is saying that in order to win enough seats way down at the bottom where the two sides will actually fight the Democrats must have a huge turn out that out votes the Republicans by 11 points across the board.
It’s called a wave election.