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Here is one indication of where the country is politically:

Senate 54R/44D
House 246R/188D
Governors 31R/18D
State Leg 31R/11D/8 split
President D

Yet the House Republicans got only 52% of the vote in 2014 (and will likely be below 50% in the presidential election since Democrats can only be bothered to vote every four years).  The gerrymandering that gave the Republicans such a big majority with such a small vote margin is yet another example of how modern political parties use means that are technically constitutional but outside the boundaries of good governance.

Also, the 46 D/I senators got 20 million more votes than the 54 Rs.

More importantly, over half of potential voters never vote.  These folks are disproportionately in demographics that vote D--younger people, minorities, poor/homeless people.

Using numbers of elected officials to determine the ideological bent of the country is a silly exercise.

[burger]

Here is one indication of where the country is politically:

Senate 54R/44D
House 246R/188D
Governors 31R/18D
State Leg 31R/11D/8 split
President D

Yet the House Republicans got only 52% of the vote in 2014 (and will likely be below 50% in the presidential election since Democrats can only be bothered to vote every four years).  The gerrymandering that gave the Republicans such a big majority with such a small vote margin is yet another example of how modern political parties use means that are technically constitutional but outside the boundaries of good governance.

Also, the 46 D/I senators got 20 million more votes than the 54 Rs.

More importantly, over half of potential voters never vote.  These folks are disproportionately in demographics that vote D--younger people, minorities, poor/homeless people.

Using numbers of elected officials to determine the ideological bent of the country is a silly exercise.