re: #95 EPR-radar

My take on present-day US politics is very simple. Nothing will be solved until this problem of the GOP wreckers is addressed. The only plausible way for the GOP to start cleaning up its act is for the GOP to have a series of big losses in presidential elections (i.e., 40+ state blowouts).

Unfortunately, this would appear to be impossible, since the deep red states really are a fortress from which no (D) electoral votes will come for the foreseeable future.

Let’s look ahead to the 2020 election. The Republicans are well aware of the demographic trends in the United States. Less older white voters and more minority voters. After their successes in 2010, the Republicans gained control of many State Legislatures and Governorships and used their control to Gerrymander many safe Republican House Districts. In the not too distant future, I expect the Republicans to attempt to change the States they control from a winner takes all of the Electoral Votes in a State to a system like Maines and Iowas where the Electoral Votes are split. In Maine and Iowa the winner in the Congressional District gets that electoral vote representing the House seat and the overall winner for the State gets the 2 electoral votes representing the two Senate seats. Safe House seats equals safe Electoral College votes.

I think this is the only way the Republicans can maintain their power beyond 2020. And remember, after 2020, there will be a new census and we’ll have to go through the whole mess again.