Why do people constantly say “Trump lost the popular vote?” What makes it relevant if he won the overall presidency anyway?
Trump lost the popular vote by around 3 million people not counting Green Party etc.If you give every Senator credit for half the population of their State then the Republican Senators represent 41 percent of the US population.In the US House there were about 2 million more people voting Democratic for US House than voted Republican. Gerrymandering is the reason for the Republicans controlling the House. Example Austin, TX is Democratic stronghold so the Republicans who control the Districting split it into 7 different Congressional Districts to dilute the Democratic vote.Having a minority vote in all three branches because of gaming the system and ten trying to force your beliefs on the majority doesn't sound like Democracy to me.The big elections next year are not the House. Yes the Dema will pick up seats and if the Republicans can't hold majority in the districts they drew then game is over. The big elections next year are Governors and state legislatures . Next year,s election will decide who draws the lines for next ten years.key states to watch will be Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, Massachucetts. New Jersey will probably go Democratic this year. In all the party switch states having a Democratic governor who can veto the redistr map will make the districts more balanced if not more winnable for Democrats.We are seeing the high water mark of Republican ascendancy and they are fumbling the ball. There is a minority of a minority trying to I,pose their will on the majority. They already change the Senate rules so that a majority of their 41 percent of the population is all that is needed confirm a Supreme Court Justice.The rules are changed and in future when the majority of the people are once again in control of the country the Republicans should not complain. After all they are the one who changed the rules so the minority could impose its will. The majority will use the rules the Republicans made.What angers everyone is the majority did not elect these people and they act as if they have a mandate to force their agenda down the throats of the majority.