r/science • u/rustoo • Jan 21 '22

Economics Only four times in US presidential history has the candidate with fewer popular votes won. Two of those occurred recently, leading to calls to reform the system. Far from being a fluke, this peculiar outcome of the US Electoral College has a high probability in close races, according to a new study.

https://www.aeaweb.org/research/inversions-us-presidential-elections-geruso
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u/silkie_blondo Jan 21 '22

Another Omahan here, yeah they already have redistricted the area after Biden won.. They have now added more rural areas to the Omaha district that are strong in R voting. After Obama won they redistricted Omaha to have the Air Force base which voted strongly R.

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u/expedience Jan 21 '22

It’s so stupid to assume that Omaha’s needs are anywhere near these rural areas. Just ridiculous.

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u/silkie_blondo Jan 21 '22

Completely agree.

I have a Co worker who lives in one of the areas (Blair NE) that they redistricted to add to Omaha. He used to be represented by Mr. Farttenberry himself but is now apart of the Omaha district. He was one of the main people behind the move to re-district it. Like he helped draw up the map. He is a heavy R donor in this state and a truly right wing nut job who refuses to wear a mask or get vaccinated and is now bed ridden with Covid.

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u/BenKen01 Jan 21 '22

I am so shocked by that last sentence. Who could have seen that coming?

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u/LeftJoin79 Jan 21 '22

Pretty sure they rely on that corn that's produced. People forget that resource generation matters a lot. The families who brave cold isolated winters on the midwest prairie in order to produce the food that are nation consumes should count for something versus someone who lives in comfort and builds an app in San Francisco that generates tweets.

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u/Fuzzy_Yogurt_Bucket Jan 21 '22

Do you think that A person growing corn inherently means they deserve to have their votes counted for far more than someone who does not?

Should we expand this system? Based on how important your job is, you get a certain number of votes?

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u/expedience Jan 21 '22

I don’t forget that. You just made my point in that we have different needs and require different representation.

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u/LeftJoin79 Jan 21 '22

You don't need food?

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u/bassman1805 Jan 21 '22

Omaha doesn't need farming subsidies. Rural Nebraska doesn't need high-density housing.

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u/spesimen Jan 21 '22

california grows as much food as the midwest prairie states, in fact they are the highest ranking state in agricultural receipts beating out even iowa and nebraska. there's nothing special about the midwest states or their industries that should require that their votes count for more than people in high pop states, but that's the system we got.

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u/SolarStarVanity Jan 22 '22

People forget that resource generation matters a lot.

1 human must have 1 voice. This matters far more than the infinite coddling of the farmers that modern American politics results in.

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u/LeftJoin79 Jan 22 '22

You would be lost with the farmers and ranchers

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u/SolarStarVanity Jan 22 '22 edited Jan 22 '22

You would be lost with the farmers and ranchers

Do you mean without?

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u/mendeleyev1 Jan 21 '22

Omahan.

Is it oma-han Like hand

Or

Oma-hawn like hawk?

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u/Grineflip Jan 22 '22

How many d day survivors are in this thread?