The average voter in a rural area has 37% more power in determining who controls the Senate than a typical American.
The Battle For The Senate Is About The Future Of American Politics
The Senate’s rural bias allows conservatives to control American politics with a minority coalition and leaves voters of color voiceless. Democrats need to overcome it before they can change it.
The disproportionate power granted to rural Americans ― who are far more likely to be old, white and conservative than other voters ― in the Senate is arguably the key fact of American political life. It enables Republicans to rule with a coalition reliant on a shrinking minority of the population, with little need to appeal to voters of color, and empowers their iron grip on the federal court system and the Supreme Court.
The Senate’s rural bias allows conservatives to control American politics with a minority coalition and leaves voters of color voiceless. Democrats need to overcome it before they can change it.
ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE