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Democrats Are Going On About The House And Senate ‘Popular Vote.’ Here’s Why That’s Dumb.

Ashe Schow

Democrats for days have been talking about a “popular vote” in the House of Representatives and the Senate. They’ve claimed it will favor Democrats, but if Democrats don’t win, then the fact that they won the popular vote will point to fundamental unfairness in our institutions.

Vox’s Ezra Klein got the ball rolling by claiming there will be a “crisis” if “Democrats win the House popular vote but not the majority.”

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