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maxrandb

(15,320 posts)
13. A couple of things
Thu Nov 26, 2020, 11:09 AM
Nov 2020

First, I'm not sure the census "costs seats in California, New York and Illinois, and adds seats in Texas, Florida and Arizona". All the reports I've seen indicate under counts and under participation in "red" states.

Second, with Democratic Governors in PA, WI, MI, etc., the most the Retrumplicans can hope for is a "push" where the maps would be vetoed.

I'm not saying that this is not going to be a problem, it is! But, there are grassroot actions going on all over the country to try to limit gerrymandering. It's just not time for "Dems in disarray" hand-wringing.

The mission should be to keep those 80 Million + Biden/Harris voters nboard and motivated to come out in 2022. Retrumplican asshats won't turnout without Dipshit Donnie on the ballot.

But FIRST, we need to do all we can to win those senate seats in Georgia.

I'm optimistic about the future.

I honestly believe that Donnie Dipshit has destroyed the Retrumplican Party. They are like a ship that has been hit by a torpedo. They're taking on water, but from above the water line, they look seaworthy.

This has been a traumatic and eye-opening 4 years. We are in the prologue of the history of Donnie Dipshits presidency.

A few years from now, finding an American that supported Donnie Shit for Brains is going to be as hard as finding a German in 1950 that supported the Nazis.

Democrats will be ok . . . Iliyah Nov 2020 #1
The Democrats have a 4 vote majority right now edhopper Nov 2020 #10
seriously-- this is worrisome as fuck LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #15
How is that? We are likely to lose the House. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #20
If this keeps up.... paleotn Nov 2020 #2
how much more extreme can they get? They are already a death cult that denies a deadly pandemic LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #16
A lot worse.... paleotn Nov 2020 #19
how so though? They can make a fuss but they have no credibility or appeal beyond their base LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #26
That's the problem.... paleotn Nov 2020 #29
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 won't happen. What will happen is 4 or 8 years where we get nothing. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #21
I hope that's the worst we can expect... paleotn Nov 2020 #25
that is true... also we do need government action on the economy, pandemic and global warming LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #27
Not civil war.... paleotn Nov 2020 #30
Yeah, I've thought about that but not sure how it would work LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #34
Meanwhile, they're also killing themselves off in droves with COVID-19. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #3
who's power? beachbumbob Nov 2020 #4
The GOP's. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #5
not sure how you came to that conclusion, as all they did was reinforce power state wide beachbumbob Nov 2020 #6
The fewer there are of them, the more their power is diluted. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #7
COVID deaths are a small fraction of the population. Ace Rothstein Nov 2020 #9
Small, but growing. GoCubsGo Nov 2020 #12
What? PTWB Nov 2020 #33
it does affect older voters more though, and they are more reliable voters LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #17
A majority of the Covid deaths have occurred in Blue states. former9thward Nov 2020 #31
This is a huge battle that was lost and is more important than White House logically seeing house .. uponit7771 Nov 2020 #8
How do you know it was the polling? triron Nov 2020 #11
How many ballots got DeJoyed? This shit stinks. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #28
A couple of things maxrandb Nov 2020 #13
good point-- those Dem governors should save us from the worst LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #18
✔️✔️✔️ blm Nov 2020 #24
All states ended the Census with a 99.9% count. former9thward Nov 2020 #32
Not in CA and MI. roamer65 Nov 2020 #14
As it should be everywhere. paleotn Nov 2020 #22
I hope so. I know it passed, but ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2020 #36
A panel of 13 I do believe. roamer65 Nov 2020 #37
What do you mean, "we"? JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2020 #38
True. roamer65 Nov 2020 #41
How about legal remedies? Court cases based on "one man one vote"? albacore Nov 2020 #23
"fended off Democrats in Pennsylvania' BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #39
The groundwork for this was laid in 2010 when some Democrats threw a temper tantrum StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #40
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