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Savannahmann

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10. Thank You

Reply to WCGreen (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:39 PM

Nov 2012

I've been posting about this for a couple days. I'm glad that others are now talking about it. Until we control the state houses, we can't control the redistricting. The Rethugs gerrymandered themselves into safe seats, which gives them a majority of the House probable for at least eight more fucking years. That means we can't accomplish jack shit in Washington for that entire time. The fucking Tea Baggers are still holding us hostage.

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We are all going to have to come to grips that we will be a minority until 2020... [View all] WCGreen Nov 2012 OP

2022 n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #1

2021 n/t Bucky Nov 2012 #2

We don't have Congressional elections in 2021 SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #5

Right. And the OP's point was that we only seem to surge in presidential years. Bucky Nov 2012 #15

I thought the OP's point was about SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #16

Same thing happened in FL at about the same time! Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #3

we lost two congressional districts here in Ohio after the census... WCGreen Nov 2012 #6

Florida gained 2 districts... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #14

Just about every incombent White House party gets clobbered in the Year 6 midterms. Bucky Nov 2012 #4

But that had no bearing on the way House Districts are drawn. WCGreen Nov 2012 #8

We must start the process now. State legislature races must be won and we need to win bluestate10 Nov 2012 #7

Howard Dean needs to come back. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #9

Thank You Savannahmann Nov 2012 #10

I agree gulliver Nov 2012 #11

Here in Ohio... WCGreen Nov 2012 #13

There are to many Republicans in races, that go unopposed. justice1 Nov 2012 #12

Word salad. GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #17

Seriously, WCGreen Nov 2012 #19

Well said...K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #18