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13. Election numbers are easily available

Wed Nov 17, 2021, 11:37 PM

Nov 2021

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California

Here is where my 2018 numbers for CA came from: The Democrats took 65.74% of the votes, which should have resulted in 35 out of 53 seats in a system that valued proportional representation, instead we took 46 out of 53.

2020 was 66.27% of the votes and 42/53 seats.

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With No Change in Votes, GOP Would Win Through Gerrymandering [View all] AZProgressive Nov 2021 OP

No sh*t, sherlock. elleng Nov 2021 #1

they believe Dems would regret it. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #4

How is this gerrymandering legal? no_hypocrisy Nov 2021 #3

because there is no law against it. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #5

The honest answer Zeitghost Nov 2021 #6

Yeah both parties do it... moose65 Nov 2021 #8

By number of seats Zeitghost Nov 2021 #9

Do you have a reference/link Diablo del sol Nov 2021 #12

Election numbers are easily available Zeitghost Nov 2021 #13

Correct madville Nov 2021 #10

This is such bullshit moose65 Nov 2021 #7

I've wondered and speculated on this... Dan Nov 2021 #11

Am I the only one who thinks it's ridiculous to predict the outcome Mr.Bill Nov 2021 #14