r/politics • u/slaysia • Dec 19 '17

Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote; creating 50-50 tie in legislature

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.82f2b85b50fa
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u/onioning Dec 20 '17

The giant irony is that Americans in general agree on most things. Even with gun control, there's overwhelming agreement. Heck, I still think that we're not nearly as divided on abortion as we're led to believe. Purely based on the number of times I've heard "I'm pro-life but I think the choice should be up to the individual." I have no further data to support my conclusion, but it feels true, and that's what matters.

But for real. We generally agree, at least far more often than not. Ya'd never know it based on our political representation.

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u/tehbored Dec 20 '17

Americans are pretty divided on abortion, but that's largely because of an intentional effort to turn it into a wedge issue. Most Americans didn't really care very much about it before the 1980s.

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u/StaffSgtDignam Dec 20 '17

Even with gun control, there's overwhelming agreement. Heck, I still think that we're not nearly as divided on abortion as we're led to believe.

Uhhh have you ever lived in the South?