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ELI5 How did all these MAGA people get voted into congress? What did they promise they would do? and have they done it? (lemmy.world)
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[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 5 points 4 hours ago

I'm assuming you're from the US?

Due to gerrymandering, even if republicans receive 68% of the seats, it doesn't mean 68% of the votes went to them. They might very well be able to take 68% of the seats with under 40% of the votes.

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