POST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Joe Straus, Representative Democracy, Superdelegate
13 Apr 2016
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Texas democrats, independents, and republicans are more conservative than these parties elsewhere. Even if trump is the republican candidate and it backfires, it is likely that the republican seats will still be won because of how the districts are crafted. The 2016 primaries, 2016 general and the 2017 legislative session. House: 90 - 97 (republicans), 53 - 60 (democrats) Elections are the defining characteristic of representative democracies. It is through our votes that we hold elected officials accountable. A single individual"s vote is rarely decisive because few elections are decided by a single vote. The fact that citizens vote even though a single vote rarely decides an election. The most important demographic variables are education, income, and age. The more education a person has, the more likely the person is to vote. Among people with the same education, the more income a person has the more likely he or she is to vote.
