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Earth_First

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2. This happened to Kathy Hochul in NY 27 last year.

Reply to sasha031 (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:36 PM

Nov 2012

She narrowly won the special election for the vacated seat, after which the district was immediately redrawn the following year to boost GOP enrollment by nearly 10K registered Republican voters.

Hochul lost her reelection bid last night.

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How Ridiculous Gerrymanders Saved the House Republican Majority [View all] sasha031 Nov 2012 OP

Those boundaries are ridiculous and undemocratic Bjorn Against Nov 2012 #1

This happened to Kathy Hochul in NY 27 last year. Earth_First Nov 2012 #2

We need to completely overhaul the voting system, including how districts are drawn. n/t gkhouston Nov 2012 #3

Yes, we do. GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #4

This is why so few seats changed hands in the House RussBLib Nov 2012 #5

I would like to add my own district (PA-06) enough Nov 2012 #6

It wasn't that long ago that I heard a Repug saying that zbdent Nov 2012 #7

How they manage it. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #8

This is what happens when you don't vote in off-year elections WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2012 #9

How do we educate the masses, sasha031 Nov 2012 #10