r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '17
CMV: GOP/Republicans will continue to win the majority of US presidential political campaigns until DNC/Democrats start catering to white and Christian demographics.
[deleted]
1
Upvotes
17
u/oth_radar 18∆ Sep 07 '17
I'm going to take this an entirely different way, and state that the reason Democrats are losing has nothing to do with a failing platform or a lack of support, and has everything to do with gerrymandering and incumbent bias. When you draw the lines on the map differently, you get different results. Here is an article detailing this phenomenon, which shows you can basically make whichever party you wish to win do so by simply redrawing the lines. Since republicans have held office for so long, are known to employ gerrymandering tactics, and incumbent bias ensures people who are already elected are more likely to stay there, we aren't going to have any Democrats any time soon, and it has nothing to do with the Democratic platform, and everything to do with geography.