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cadoman

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10. it would be a huge gamble to gerrymander a bunch of 51% seats

Tue Aug 5, 2025, 02:05 PM

Aug 2025

Don't want to see us do that. I think some folks are getting the impression there is a free turkey leg sitting on the table when it's really more like there are a few bites on the floor. Let's grab those bites, but keep expectations in line w/reality.

The other strategic possibility w/gerrymandering is to dislodge key players. You see them trying to do this with Crockett in TX. They fear her so they are gerrymandering her into a red district so she would have to move to a new district to have a shot at winning again. If it works I think it could propel her to run for Senate or some other office.

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15 states have Democratic trifectas [View all] Takket Aug 2025 OP

Turning WA into all-Dem districts would twist it into knots. maxsolomon Aug 2025 #1

Same with Oregon. Sneederbunk Aug 2025 #5

I think I live in the only republican area Tree Lady Aug 2025 #8

Roseburg? maxsolomon Aug 2025 #9

I live in Medford Tree Lady Aug 2025 #12

LOL, your Congressman lives in Ontario? maxsolomon Aug 2025 #13

Have no idea just seems crazy how Tree Lady Aug 2025 #14

it would be a huge gamble to gerrymander a bunch of 51% seats cadoman Aug 2025 #10

I want anything JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #11

That's a ForgedCrank Aug 2025 #2

They're the ones that have been doing it consistently. maxsolomon Aug 2025 #6

Illinois is pre-gerrymandered. The entire Southern half of the state is R, yet they have only 3 Congressional seats. hedda_foil Aug 2025 #3

How many DEM seats are in States with a GOP trifecta? WarGamer Aug 2025 #4

I think we would be hard pressed to get very many of those seats dsc Aug 2025 #7