more populous states. you ve got that imbalance created and on top of that, you have rules, backdoor chamber rules that have been exploited by mitch mcconnell better than any other single senator in history in the name of ensuring a super majority requirement to pass legislation and in the name of ensuring minority rule in this country. if you think about who supports all of the democrats agenda, those democratic senators are representing 40 million more americans than are the republicans who are closing for example voting rights legislation which is popular not just in the majority of the united states senate but a clear majority but also in the majority of the united states. but that s always been the fight, right? as elie says so beautifully all the time, it always been the fight. are we going to have a multi racial democracy in this country or not? in my book i argue that fight, that central fight is one that