At some point or another over the last decade, Democrats have won the most votes but lost national elections for the presidency, the House and the Senate.
Partisan gerrymandering is just one of the reasons the Democrats are at such a disadvantage. But the Supreme Court’s decision on gerrymandering Thursday came as long-term political and demographic trends threaten to put Democrats at an even greater disadvantage in the Senate and perhaps also the presidency. CONT.
Nate Cohn, New York Times