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17. We do actually have a fairly severe disadvantage when it comes to gerrymandering

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Tue Apr 11, 2023, 10:54 AM

Apr 2023

Since our voters are more concentrated in small areas while theirs are spread out, it is harder for us to gerrymander. We have to break up our cities in order to so do, and that both looks bad and irritates the residents of those cities.

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Can someone explain in a way my pea brain can understand why Democrats can't [View all] Ferrets are Cool Apr 2023 OP

In the past 48 hours people here on DU have been asking the same question. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #1

To quote Rick Moranis in Spaceballs: "What do we have on this thing? A Cuisinart?" Initech Apr 2023 #22

+1 Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #23

my state's Democrats have been successful in drawing lines bigtree Apr 2023 #2

In the last election the Democrats has a chance to out gerrymander the Republicans thru New York, everyonematters Apr 2023 #3

It was the right decision, and it was the full NY's highest court that blocked it Polybius Apr 2023 #4

I think for two reasons Alpeduez21 Apr 2023 #5

We do. Democrats in NY and other states have redlined election... TreasonousBastard Apr 2023 #6

It wasn't a "gentleman's agreement", it was an idiotic State Constitutional Amendment sir pball Apr 2023 #15

Regarding the U.S. House: sl8 Apr 2023 #7

too busy being above it and trying to treestar Apr 2023 #8

Thanks for helping me understand. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2023 #9

In Florida, during the era when Dems were the more conservative party, they actively allegorical oracle Apr 2023 #10

Why do we even have districts? Why not just go by counties. Meadowoak Apr 2023 #11

House representation is apportioned relative to population. sl8 Apr 2023 #12

Some counties have a lot more population than others FakeNoose Apr 2023 #13

Bunch of fucking ... dawg Apr 2023 #14

We should be more like Republicans? Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #16

We do actually have a fairly severe disadvantage when it comes to gerrymandering dsc Apr 2023 #17

We Do It Deep State Witch Apr 2023 #18

We have neglected state legislatures in General. And IMHO both California and Demsrule86 Apr 2023 #19

Really? Zeitghost Apr 2023 #24

We did a great job of it in Illinois! tritsofme Apr 2023 #20

We do Zeitghost Apr 2023 #21