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In the wake of the midterm elections, there’s been a lot of talk about democracy and how it works. Many—largely on the left—are confused and angry because, despite garnering the higher number of votes, Democrats failed to take a majority of seats in the Senate. This demonstrates a basic misunderstanding about American government, the electoral process, and how they work. Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they break it down for us on this week’s episode of Words and Numbers.
Show Notes:
Pittsburgh shooting
Smoking rate hits a low
Foolishness of the Week:
Man claims he is age-fluid
Topic of the Week: Democracy:
The View blames Senate win on gerrymandering
The problem of factions
Winning the popular vote but losing the election
Democrats got more votes but Republicans won
Arrow Impossibility Theorem
Join the Conversation:
Antony Davies on Twitter
James R. Harrigan on Twitter
Words & Numbers Backstage
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In the wake of the midterm elections, there’s been a lot of talk about democracy and how it works. Many—largely on the left—are confused and angry because, despite garnering the higher number of votes, Democrats failed to take a majority of seats in the Senate. This demonstrates a basic misunderstanding about American government, the electoral process, and how they work. Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they break it down for us on this week’s episode of Words and Numbers.
Show Notes:
Pittsburgh shooting
Smoking rate hits a low
Foolishness of the Week:
Man claims he is age-fluid
Topic of the Week: Democracy:
The View blames Senate win on gerrymandering
The problem of factions
Winning the popular vote but losing the election
Democrats got more votes but Republicans won
Arrow Impossibility Theorem
Join the Conversation:
Antony Davies on Twitter
James R. Harrigan on Twitter
Words & Numbers Backstage
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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