[ericmcer]

You specifically chose a range of dates to make this as dramatic as possible. Could easily say GOP has 24 to 20 since 1980, or 16 to 12 since 2000, or 8 to 4 since 2016.

[sanderjd]

Doesn't this just demonstrate that the parties have both been very competitive in the contemporary era?

[kelnos]

It does, but that doesn't seem to be the argument the commenter upthread was making.

[sanderjd]

Agreed.