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I'm amazed that this long after the Founders set up the rules of this nation, rural versus metropolitan remains such a central issue.

Posted by David (aka David) Nov 9 '16, 09:25

That's twice in five elections that the electoral college didn't line up with the popular vote. It seems impossible on the surface, but it makes perfect sense given the current composition of the country.

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A landmass this big, that may be unavoidable now matter how you structure it. -- nm - Max Nov 9, 09:38 2
- As I get older, I appreciate the cyclical nature of history more and more. -- nm - David Nov 9, 09:39 1
  - I really, sincerely thought the pendulum had swung as far to the right as it was going to swing, and would head back to the middle. - landbeck Nov 9, 09:44
Why? We haven't changed as a people. - iSpam Nov 9, 09:29 1
- I don't understand how your reply differs from what I said. -- nm - David Nov 9, 09:33

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I'm amazed that this long after the Founders set up the rules of this nation, rural versus metropolitan remains such a central issue.

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