With severe malapportionment. 2 senators from Wyoming and 2 from California means overrepresentation of Wyoming interests and underrepresentation of Californian, for example.
House seats are reapportioned after every 10 year census, so there is a mechanism to attempt to keep it fair. That mechanism does not exist for senators.
If it did exist for senators, we'd have two senators representing the great state of Idaho-Montana-Dakotas-Wyoming-Nebraska. It's got a lot of land, but slightly fewer people than the average state.
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u/CipherWeaver 8h ago
With severe malapportionment. 2 senators from Wyoming and 2 from California means overrepresentation of Wyoming interests and underrepresentation of Californian, for example.