The Decline of Democracy in the US – In One Unsettling Graph

“Their voice was not heard at all.” There must be a relationship between what the average voter wants and what they actually get – right?

Of course, that’s the basic idea behind democracy in the US. But is it actually how our electoral system works?

This video from Vox presents a graph that seems simple, but reveals a very disturbing truth about US democracy, and who really gets to call the shots.

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The Editors at Everyday Feminism

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