CMV: The 2020 election is structurally unfair to the Republican Party, which is a threat to the integrity of our democracy

I just logged off of r/AmItheAsshole for the first time in a while, and I saw a lot of posts about a man refusing to let his parents visit their grandchildren because they wouldn't wear a mask. The top comment is, "I don't know if this is a real post or not. But this shit also happened to me. My parents who I LOVE very much, refused to wear a mask when visiting my newborn, so as a first time parent I told them no. They didn't speak to me for months, and accused me of keeping their grandchild from them. So I guess we are both assholes."<br><br>The problem is, Reddit largely doesn't believe that this is an AH. The top comment on the thread is, "If this were my child, I would completely understand and respect the wishes."<br><br>The problem is, there is a large contingent of the US population that would believe that this is an AH. The best evidence is probably Donald Trump's continued popularity among Republicans. He has 90% approval in his own party - which is structurally unfair to the Democrats.<br><br>If a candidate could command 90% support of Democrats, Republicans would lose every election. In fact, they would lose by so much that Democrats would control all branches of government. Even though 48% of the country voted Republican, they would lose 100% of the house, 100% of the senate, and the presidency.<br><br>The reason that they don't is that Democrats have a level of internal dissent that Republicans don't have. Progressives are dissatisfied with the establishment (in this case, Joe Biden) and will refuse to vote for them. In many cases, they will vote for a third party candidate. Libertarians may vote for a libertarian candidate instead of a Republican. If Biden's approval rating among Democrats dropped to 50% or lower, the Republican candidate would win by a massive landslide.<br><br>What this means is that structurally, Republicans have a huge advantage in the 2020 election. 50% of the country may hate Trump, but 48% will vote for him anyways. And that is a threat to democracy.<br><br>The definition of "democracy" is a system of government in which power is vested in the people. If a system of government chooses a candidate that the people don't want, then it isn't a democracy. In this case, the system is structurally unfair and gives a huge advantage to Republicans.<br><br>This is a threat to democracy because if the system isn't fair, then we lose faith in the system. The outcomes aren't legitimate. If Biden isn't elected president, it's because the system is unfair, not because democracy worked. And if the system is unfair, we should either change the system or destroy it.<br><br>The best evidence for this is that people are asking what the point of voting is. The answer is that voting is a way to peacefully express a political preference. But if the system is structurally unfair and chooses a candidate that the majority doesn't want, then there is no way to express a preference that is heard by the system. That undermines the legitimacy of the system, which is a threat to democracy.<br><br>So if we want to save democracy, we need to either change the system or destroy it. If we don't, then some other force will destroy it, and it won't be because the system is good but because it is so bad that people want it to be destroyed.<br><br>This is the Change My View. The 2020 election is structurally unfair to the Republican Party, which is a threat to the integrity of our democracy.<br><br>Edit: I try to be fair in awarding deltas. If you change my view, I give you a delta. I have awarded no deltas so far, because no one has changed my view. I have consistently seen the following types of comment, which are not persuasive:<br><br>(1) Attacking me for being a partisan hack. I try to be fair and objective in everything I do. I am an independent, and I have voted for Republicans and Democrats in the past. Personal attacks don't change anyone's view.<br><br>(2) Relying on objective standards as to what is fair and unfair. It's true that the system is fair in the sense that both candidates have to play by the same rules. However, this is not what people mean by "fair" in the context of politics. In that context, "fair" means that the winners reflect the preferences of the population.<br><br>The best evidence for this is that people are upset when the popular vote winner loses the electoral college. It's not because the system is objectively unfair - Republicans and Democrats have to play by the same rules. It's because the outcome isn't fair - the winner doesn't reflect the preferences of the population.<br><br>(3) Arguing that the Republican system is structurally unfair to Democrats, because Democrats are dissatisfied with their candidate. While it's true that the Republican system is structurally unfair to Democrats, that's not the issue. The issue is that the Democratic system is structurally unfair to Republicans, which undermines the legitimacy of the system.<br><br>(4) Arguing that the outcomes are fair because Republicans are superior to Democrats. Republicans may be superior to Democrats in many ways, but that's not the issue. The issue is whether the system is fair to people who prefer Democrats, not whether Democrats are inherently better or worse than Republicans.<br><br>But thank you to the people who have seriously tried to engage with this CMV, even if they haven't changed my view.