(03-09-2018 04:44 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote: And you lost the popular vote by a wide margin.
Tom, I've just got to stop you from making yourself look foolish here
NOBODY RAN for the popular vote.... so nobody cares.
Republicans also PICKED UP seats in both houses AND iirc in Governor's mansions during that period. How the HELL can you believe that 'being a democrat' gained in popularity?
YOUR ARGUMENT IS PATENTLY WRONG!
ALL you've proved is what I saw first hand out here in California...
That something like 80% of the population in one very large county and perhaps over 90% of another voted for one candidate. Those numbers ALONE MORE than make up for the difference you think matters.
All it means is that San Francisco, Los Angeles, and to a somewhat lesser, though still broad, New York City and Chicago lead VERY VERY VERY hard left.
In other words, Democrats TEND to congregate in large population centers while republicans TEND to populate less densely populated areas. I don't think there is anywhere in the country that skews as far 'right' as Los Angeles and San Francisco skew 'left'.... CERTAINLY not with those numbers....
but they still only represent two cities and one state, albeit very populous ones.