fandomsandfeminism: hank0331:cecaeliawitch:randomheresy:politicalprof: Maps matter. Map 1 over
fandomsandfeminism: hank0331: cecaeliawitch: randomheresy: politicalprof: Maps matter. Map 1 over-represents territory. Map 2 is weighted by where people live … Right. Plus, a lot of blue people live in those red areas. Rural districts tend to be dominated politically by those who control the land and resources. The owners are overwhelmingly conservative, and they are able to control the politics of the lands and people they own, but a lot of people suffer for it. boy, he’s super close to admitting that a straight-up vote can’t win the republicans anything so they feel entitled to cheat. It’s amazing how urgently the “majority” urbanites want to lord control over the “minority” rural folk. It’s almost like they haven’t learned through history what happens when you try to bend the farmers to your will. Do you think California doesn’t have FARMERS?????????? CALIFORNIA. -- source link