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[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

But that would shift the election in favour of the Democrats...

Yes - if the GOP can't survive more proportional representation, they shouldn't.

[–] CluelessLemmyng@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Potentially. Puerto Rico is also a religious state.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Religious doesn't MEAN republican, just so happens to be one of the things that usually indicates a Republican.

I know plenty of smart religious people who are democrats. Most of the draw for the US is Christian nationalism (aka white supremacy) that I think won't work on most in PR.

[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

There is nothing christian about republican policies. Most Black folks are christian and vote dem in overwhelming numbers.

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You say white supremacy like a bunch of latino men don't vote republican.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Lol no. There are no absolutes when humans are involved.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Most latinos are religious, or from religious areas, and, I would wager, most are pretty conservative in a lot of ways. However they, as a majority, go for the democratic party.

[–] NormalPerson@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If it wasn't for gerrymandering and voter suspension they would've been extinct a while back. We might've even had something other than a 2 party system and ranked choice voting. People would be surprised by what could be if we didn't have a greedy minority in a big ass coat pretending we want to see them make all the money while they keep squeezing us for our pennies.

But hey, I should be thankful for my 30k a yr and paying for insurance that'll tell you to forget about surgery just slap a bandaid on it

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Don't forget the electoral college...

Broken-ass excuse for a democracy that'll be shattered if Trump wins.