HUME BOOM! Brit Hume SCHOOLS Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on the point of the Senate

Greg P. | 5:53 AM on January 29, 2018

This is, by far, one of the stupider things we’ve ever read from a sitting senator. That Sheldon Whitehouse is a senator from the tiny state of Rhode Island makes it even more so:

Popular vote went to Hillary, and Democratic Senators represent 40 million more Americans than a Republican Senators do. Give democracy a chance rather than ignoring the popular majority.

— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) January 28, 2018

And here’s Brit Hume with the BOOM:

In U.S. presidential elections, the popular vote is a statistic, like yardage gained in a football game or hits in a baseball game. It’s not how the contest is scored. Senate races are similar, 50 separate races. National population is likewise just a stat. https://t.co/JIeVrnSUyd

— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 28, 2018

Others were quick to jump on Sen. Whitehouse as well:

Once upon a time, Senators from states like Rhode Island stood up for the idea that their own state deserved an equal voice in the Senate. https://t.co/nUaPpUHgqd

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) January 28, 2018

You represent a state that makes up ~0.3% of our population. By your own logic no one should pay attention to what you have to say coming from such a small state. https://t.co/zE1TQ5Hgp0

— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) January 29, 2018

https://twitter.com/LoganDobson/status/957737904889122818

Better yet, imagine being a senator from Rhode Island (!!) and still not knowing that the Constitution explicitly *rejects* "one-person-one-vote" democracy. https://t.co/wwNgWf21mX

— Jeff Jacoby (@Jeff_Jacoby) January 28, 2018