[belltaco]

>the flaw here is seeing each "blue state" as 100% blue and each "red state" as 100% red

The so called 'flaw' is exactly how the Senate works. A 51% red state will be represented by 2 100% red senators, and same for blue.

>The holdout states give a voice to the people in holdout counties whose lifestyles are at the whim of a super-majority in the city.

So instead the lifestyles are controlled by a super minority?