21stCRealAmerica

Examining Issues that can Change the 'How' in US Political Systems

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A glimpse at the increasing diversity in the US and how it is changing through a series of maps. If geopolitical boundaries did not exist, how might this demographic information be viewed differently?

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Just heard Columbia University Prof. Mark Lilla talking about this issue. Not being a party person, I wasn't aware of this issue, much less it's impact, until a couple of weeks ago. Suspect that might be true for others.

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The infographic that sparked the previous question: how do low pop. states influence national election outcomes?

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Admittedly, it is easy to look at an infographic comparing CA and WY population and representation and think the system is flawed. But how does this counting of the populous impact the political system broadly? Here's one opinion from Emily Badger.

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How does your perspective on the basic political structure of the country compare to what Ed Kilgore (nymag.com) describes in his article? “America’s Not a Democracy, and That’s Bad for Democrats”

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While polls don’t always provide an accurate reflection of aggregate results, the metrics behind these seem sound, and help tell the story of the 2016 Presidential election in finer detail. http://www.cnn.com/election/results/exit-polls/national/president

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Another view of 2016 Presidential election results that shed some light on the impact of population density, proportional representation and outcomes.

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Analysis of Presidential elections often relies on narrow interpretation of some very complex factors. These maps help to 'see' the complexity without having to be a Wonk. Attrib. to: Mark Newman Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems University of Michigan