Senate Dems. are protecting the Majority of Americans

For the GOP, the nuclear option debate (as they named it) is about majority rule, among other more nefarious things. If it is, the Democrats need to filibuster to protect the majority of Americans who they represent. Imagine that, representing your constituents instead of the radical, right wing.

I did a little quick math (at the suggestion of Dan in LA). I looked at the populations in the states using 2000 census data. Then, I compared that to Senate representation.

There are 13 states with split delegations so I didn’t count them.

Of the remaining states, 16 states have two Democratic Senators while 21 states have two Republicans.

The states represented by two Democrats have a population of 117,650,000 americans

The Republican states are comprised of 112,848,000 americans

So, the Democrats need to have the filibuster to protect the majority of citizens whom they represent.