Part of it . Two elections in the past 20 years have seen the Democrats win a plurality of votes and a minority of seats . But the Democrats lost the 2016 house vote by a large margin , before gerrymandering . That ' s a problem bigger than gerrymandering . <| sep |> My Bose Quiet Comfort 20 noise cancelling earbuds are stupidly , embarrassingly expensive and an ungainly design although they do fit into a super small carrying case but they are fucking MAGIC for turning a transPacific flight into something manageable . Their technology is mindblowing . Proper noise cancelling headphones are an absolute 100 % necessary expense for frequent long distance travellers . I can ' t rave about them enough and I hate almost everything , haha . Have fun with your researchshopping .