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comment by teenagewangst
teenagewangst  ·  4085 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Longread: Can the Republicans Be Saved From Obsolescence?

I don't disagree, but I do think that getting 48% of the vote doesn't equate to the support of 48% of the country, in the sense that it (to me) really means that 48% of people prefer Romney to Obama (or the Republican platform to the Democratic), not that they actively support Romney's positions. The title of the article is overblown quite a bit, but I found the comparison of how each party operates to be particularly interesting.