“The core power imbalance in America is that Democrats win more people, Republicans win more places. In 2020, Joe Biden won 551 counties and 81 million voters. Donald Trump won 2,588 counties and 74 million votes. The Democrats’ advantage among people was enough to win power nationally, but the Republicans’ advantage in counties gave them control of more states.... There are 23 states where Republicans hold the lower house, the Senate and the governorship–a governing trifecta that eases the passage of highly partisan bills–but only 15 states where Democrats do the same.”
--from Ezra Klein, “Joe Manchin and Stacey Abrams Can Meet on Common Ground,” New York Times, March 11, 2021.
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