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[shermann7]

Howdy!!! I understand the first one - I am not sure what the following means ... "People saying the American way of life needs to be protected from foreign influence" ...

I could not answer that question - It is way too vague.

I would be hard pressed to define what the modal average of "the american way of life" is.

And I really have no idea what "foreign influence" is - It could be the form of government, economic system, religious persuasion, ethnic background, immigration, etc ... or any combination of the factors.

Is there a further definition of the question?

I read through the links, and it brings up one thing that I have never understood. If a felon has served his time, been released, and is a U.S. Citizen ... I feel that person should be able to vote ... I realize this is a 10th amendment states rights issue ... I grew up in VT where even people in Jail have the right to vote if they are a U.S. citizen.

Have a Great Weekend!!!

Shermann

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How the Suburbs Will Swing the Midterm Election

"White America is quietly self-segregating"


David H. Montgomery/CityLab

David Montgomery / Richard Florida Oct 5, 2018

Close congressional races this November will likely hinge on the moods of suburban voters, a new CityLab analysis finds.

If you want to find a Republican member of Congress, head out into the country. To find a Democrat, your best shot is in a city. But to find a competitive election this fall? Head to the suburbs, where control of the House of Representatives will likely be decided.

More than 40 percent of the U.S. House of Representatives is composed of predominantly suburban districts, according to a new CityLab analysis .. https://github.com/theatlantic/citylab-data/tree/master/citylab-congress .. that classifies all 435 U.S. House districts according to their densities. These seats are currently closely divided between Democrats and Republicans. But that balance could be washed away by a “blue wave” in November. There are 28 Republican-held suburban districts that are competitive1 this fall under FiveThirtyEight .. http://fivethirtyeight.com/ ’s projections—close to 40 percent of Republicans’ 74 suburban seats. The number of suburban Democratic seats in play: 1 out of 90.



Our analysis shows that America’s electoral geography is more complex than a simple divide between “urban” and “rural” areas. There is a continuum of densities in the U.S., even within the category of “suburb.”

If dense districts usually give us Democrats, and far-flung rural districts usually go to Republicans, it’s the suburban places in between—less populous than left-leaning cities, but significantly denser than right-leaning rural areas—that will determine whether the GOP retains control of the House of Representatives.

The CityLab Congressional Density Index

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https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/10/midterm-election-data-suburban-voters/572137/