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In reply to the discussion: Republicans now worried they will lose the house in 2014 [View all]AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)70. They Are Safe Until We can Take Over the State Governments…
but those are just as gerrymandered as the House districts.
It will take millions of Democrats moving into red districts to change them.
Not just for a few months, but permanently, giving up jobs, homes, friends,
good schools and what all else, just for a slim chance of turning this around.
That's more than we can do, and it's more than most of us can do.
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WE can work it out! we MUST do this. Citizens are turning against NRA, GOP, right wing, fake polls
uhnope
Jan 2013
#85
Oh, wow! And that's where the 'I see four lights' came from. Never saw that one! Thnx!
freshwest
Jan 2013
#71
The GOP has managed to collect all of the misfits, the wealthy nuts, the religious wackos, the
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#7
you dont have to wait until census to redistrict- precedent was sent by tom delay when he
leftyohiolib
Jan 2013
#19
Good talking point to remind any republi-CON rep you might want to call TOLL FREE...
calimary
Jan 2013
#39
They "won" because they have gerrymandered the hell out of the districts.
Arugula Latte
Jan 2013
#49
They're slinging BS. They gerrymandered themselves into a majority party in the house in 2011.
haele
Jan 2013
#58
President should be elected by popular vote and districts should be drawn by independent commissions
xxxsdesdexxx
Jan 2013
#72
I do not want to fall into the trap of giving up the electoral vote too quickly...
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#80
Maybe a law stating that electors must be allocated on a winner take all basis in each state then?
xxxsdesdexxx
Jan 2013
#84