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rgbecker

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8. I'd say that's the most interesting analysis of the Gerrymandering effect yet.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 06:18 PM

Nov 2012

Thanks for this. Great way of scoring this most undemocratic practice. Will the American people wake up to this and of course the crazy possibility of the Senate being controled by 13% of the electorate because if the 20 least populated states form a filibustering coalition they can stop most anything that comes down the pike.

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The Wisconsin Gerrymander Effect [View all] Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 OP

It's flawed. A 1.0 ratio wouldn't necessarily indicate that "each person's vote would count equally". PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #1

I see it as carving as many r's as possible into sensenbrenner's district HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #4

They basically shoved as many Dem votes as humanly possible into Pocan and Moore's.... yourout Nov 2012 #2

Exactly. Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #7

Interesting. First time I've seen it looked at quite that way for WI. HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #3

So sad. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #5

In comparison to NC they were pikers dsc Nov 2012 #6

I'd say that's the most interesting analysis of the Gerrymandering effect yet. rgbecker Nov 2012 #8