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In reply to the discussion: GOP poised to gerrymander its hold on power -- Democrats fall short in nearly every key state [View all]GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)7. The fewer there are of them, the more their power is diluted.
They can create what they think is a heavily "red" district, but if the halted census undercounts Republicans, and/or if they're all killing themselves off with COVID-19, many of them aren't going to be as "red" as they think.
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GOP poised to gerrymander its hold on power -- Democrats fall short in nearly every key state [View all]
riversedge
Nov 2020
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how much more extreme can they get? They are already a death cult that denies a deadly pandemic
LymphocyteLover
Nov 2020
#16
how so though? They can make a fuss but they have no credibility or appeal beyond their base
LymphocyteLover
Nov 2020
#26
True, that is quite possible if they take power. But I feel like we can't have this sort of mess
LymphocyteLover
Nov 2020
#35
that is true... also we do need government action on the economy, pandemic and global warming
LymphocyteLover
Nov 2020
#27
not sure how you came to that conclusion, as all they did was reinforce power state wide
beachbumbob
Nov 2020
#6
it does affect older voters more though, and they are more reliable voters
LymphocyteLover
Nov 2020
#17
This is a huge battle that was lost and is more important than White House logically seeing house ..
uponit7771
Nov 2020
#8
The groundwork for this was laid in 2010 when some Democrats threw a temper tantrum
StarfishSaver
Nov 2020
#40