Words & Numbers

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