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by jjeaff 1145 days ago
Still not land voting. Seeing as RI gets the same number of votes as AK. And both senate candidates are selected by popular vote in the state, so even if most of the state is red, big blue cities can swing the vote.
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RI has the same approximate population as AK. What people mean when they say land votes, is AK compared to NY. AK has a population of < 1M while NY has a population of > 8 million. Proportionally, Alaskans have > 8x the representation in the senate that New Yorkers have.
I haven't heard people say "land votes" (except in this thread). Only, "land doesn't vote".
Not a proportional vote but a territorial vote nonetheless.