Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoELI5 How did all these MAGA people get voted into congress? What did they promise they would do? and have they done it?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareELI5 How did all these MAGA people get voted into congress? What did they promise they would do? and have they done it?Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareSanctus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSystematic capture. They planned it.
minus-squareKintarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIt saddens me to know that 68% of my country are a bunch of racists.
minus-squareKalothar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago68%? Where is that coming from ?
minus-squareKintarian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSomeone above mentioned 63% and I wrote it down wrong
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI’m assuming you’re from the US? Due to gerrymandering, even if republicans receive 68% of the seats, it doesn’t mean 68% of the votes went to them. They might very well be able to take 68% of the seats with under 40% of the votes.
Systematic capture. They planned it.
It saddens me to know that 68% of my country are a bunch of racists.
68%? Where is that coming from ?
Someone above mentioned 63% and I wrote it down wrong
I’m assuming you’re from the US?
Due to gerrymandering, even if republicans receive 68% of the seats, it doesn’t mean 68% of the votes went to them. They might very well be able to take 68% of the seats with under 40% of the votes.