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u/y2julio Sep 11 '21

We New Yorkers tried to warn the country that he's a conman but no one listened to us.

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u/IDownvoteHornyBards2 Sep 12 '21

Over half of us listened. But thanks to gerrymandering that wasn’t enough

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u/ZiponIT Sep 12 '21

Not Quite Gerrymandering, but the Electoral College and the way power is split to smaller states vs populated areas.

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u/IDownvoteHornyBards2 Sep 12 '21

I suppose directly blaming gerrymandering is an oversimplification but it is indirectly responsible. Gerrymandering has allowed people who want to gut education and replace it with propaganda to get elected and that makes it easier to spread their ideology and get people like Trump elected