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LAS14

(13,783 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2019, 12:23 PM Apr 2019

Did anyone see a story in the NYT headlined something like...

"Why do 25-30 percent of the population control us" ?

I've tried Google in Google News and just regular, can't find it. It would have been in last Saturday or Sunday's paper. I wanted to read it because it cited percentages of Trump supporters distinctly lower than 40%.

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Did anyone see a story in the NYT headlined something like... (Original Post) LAS14 Apr 2019 OP

I think read it more than a week ago. Had to do with 2 senators from every state, and SharonAnn Apr 2019 #1

Ah! Maybe that was the gist of the article. I only saw the headline. Thanks. nt LAS14 Apr 2019 #3

A question I ask all the time. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #2

SharonAnn

(13,777 posts)

1. I think read it more than a week ago. Had to do with 2 senators from every state, and

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 01:05 PM

Apr 2019

gerrymandering, and the Electoral College which give outsized influence to low population states and rural areas.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

3. Ah! Maybe that was the gist of the article. I only saw the headline. Thanks. nt

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 08:10 PM

Apr 2019

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

2. A question I ask all the time.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2019, 01:08 PM

Apr 2019

It would be great if someone could find and post the article.

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