Premise: 3% of the National Vote, the opposition has lost considerable ground both in the cities and in the countryside. But while our vote-share has fallen everywhere, it’s sobering to realize that the fall from 2007 to 2009 was not linear: we lost considerably more ground in the countryside than in the cities. In all cases, mixed circuits – those dominated by small towns, or those with a mix of urban and rural populations – seem to behave more like rural circuits than urban ones
Statement: In all cases, mixed circuits – those dominated by tiny towns, or those with a mix of urban and rural populations – seem to behave more like rural circuits than urban ones
Relationship: contradiction