"Karma" bites GOP in N.Y.: Republicans whine after Dem gerrymander may flip three seats

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https://www.salon.com/2022/02/10/karma-bites-in-ny-whine-after-dem-gerrymander-may-flip-three-seats/

“Karma” bites GOP in N.Y.: Republicans whine after Dem gerrymander may flip three seats

Aggressive gerrymander could send several GOP House members packing as “inevitable result" of Republican cheating

By IGOR DERYSH
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 10, 2022 6:15AM (EST)

After years of unilaterally drawing Democrats out of their seats, Republicans are suddenly shocked and outraged by partisan gerrymandering now that New York's state legislature has approved a new congressional map, which is expected to give Democrats an advantage in 22 of the state's 26 congressional seats.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last week signed into law a new congressional map that could net Democrats an additional three congressional seats, while costing the Republicans four — since New York lost a seat as a result of the 2020 census. The map is one of the most aggressive gerrymanders of the cycle, which Democrats hope will help offset expected Republican gains in states like Texas, Florida and Georgia. Redistricting analyst Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report said the New York map was "probably the biggest shift in the country," giving national Democrats their first redistricting edge over the GOP this cycle. Though Republicans were expected to extend their redistricting advantage after an ultra-aggressive 2010-11 cycle, the New York map is "so skewed toward Democrats that it could single-handedly change that," wrote FiveThirtyEight's Nathaniel Rakich.

The new map would make it far more difficult for two New York Republican incumbents, Reps. Nicole Malliotakis and Claudia Tenney, to win re-election this year after their districts were redrawn to include more Democratic-leaning areas. Malliotakis, whose current district largely consists of Staten Island, by far the most Republican borough of New York City, accused Democrats of ignoring the "will of the people" and trying to "take away the voice" of conservatives in her district.

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1. Ha!!

[IbogaProject]

2. yep Markolis or whoever the R from Staten Island texts me weekly

Her predecessor put me on a R list where they constantly spam text from shifting numbers. I gladly take the call and drag it out while acting confused about their point and once they are clear about being Regressive I laugh and say her predecessor put my number on that list to harass me and it will never ever raise money from me as I only fund progressives I truly know who they are and push donate never respond to solicitations. I just block and report as spam.

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3. "...ignoring the "will of the people"!!!

Bwahahahaha!

Congresswoman Malliotakis, your comments on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision overturning a lower court blocking a congressional map drawn by Alabama REPUBLICANS…?

Malliotakis: (Sound of crickets…)

Thought so. Now sit down and shut up.