[Eagle of Liberty]

Has anybody else heard this quote from Schumer:

If each senator is assumed to represent half that state's population, then the Senate's 55 Republicans represent 131 million people, while its 44 Democrats represent 161 million.

If so, anyone know how he arrived at that number?

I used the US Census to find the population of each state. If the state had two R's, I gave that state to the Pubbies. If the state had two D's, I gave that state to the DEMs. If it had one of each, I split the population in half. Here are the results:

Total Population - 293,101,881 (state by state total is 3 million shy of the US population total listed due to Puerto Rico and DC)

States with two R's - 118,182,381

States with two D's - 121,753,948

States split - 53,165,552

Using Schumer's logic, I get 145 million (R) to 148 million (D)

They can't even get their own point correct.

[Fudd Fan]

Statistics don't lie, but liars use statistics. It's all Schmuckie has.

[oceanview]

who cares, its the House that was designed to be the representative body based on populace - not the senate.

[the anti-liberal]

44 Democrats represent 161 million.

Does this mean he thinks they have 161 million votes? /sarc>

[Soul Seeker]

Chuckie can't decide if he values minority or majority rights more. LOL

he's also being disingenuous by claiming every citizen as his own because they vote Dem. I'm in Washington state. I sure as hell didn't endorse their liberal agenda.

[Txsleuth]

Oh dear, you are letting facts get in the way of a good lie again---shame on you!

[Sacajaweau]

Tell dingbat that there are two Dem Senators and I have become a minority even though ALL my votes were for Republicans.

(I think that's what he's doing but it's a false equation) because there are two votes involved...my vote for Senator and my vote for President.

[Sacajaweau]

You're leaving out the Presidential vote. That's part of the equation otherwise it would be the Senate having the whole ball of wax....and that is not the case.

[Political Junkie Too]

If each senator is assumed to represent half that state's population, then the Senate's 55 Republicans represent 131 million people, while its 44 Democrats represent 161 million.

It's a canard. Senators represent their state as a whole, not the people. The House represents the people.

-PJ