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[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Political voting power shifting to cities is only very recent?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

I mean if by very recent you mean around the 60’s sure. But that’s still for like 20% of this country’s existence. Early in the country’s history New York/Boston/Philadelphia also had a lot of power in deciding who became president.