Asked how many members of the House of Reps there were, Stein guessed 600

“Asked how many members of the House of Reps there were, Stein guessed 600-some before hosts corrected her.”

  • sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I agree with you - and that’s why gerrymandering is a problem, because it makes the last 2 questions more valuable to study for. As for statistics, that’s for pollsters and analysts to work on.

    • Rekorse
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      2 months ago

      If everyone knows gerrymandering is bad, why is it still allowed to happen?

      • sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Because a good chunk of the population doesn’t understand what it is and why it’s bad, and a serious percentage of politicians benefit from it.

        • Rekorse
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          2 months ago

          Are you saying its essentially a thing Republicans don’t know about or understand? I have to assume every democrat has heard the word, and it has simple explanations too.

          I was under the impression republicans knee but defended it but it could be an ignorance thing, thats a fair point.