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TheWraith

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7. Unfortunately, no. Take a look at New York's current map.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 01:20 AM

Dec 2011

Both House and State Senate. I live in a State Senate district which starts on the shores of Lake Erie, and ends up in the Finger Lakes. It's 15 miles wide and 120 miles long. I kid you not.

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Is this the worse gerrymandering map in history? [View all] grantcart Dec 2011 OP

What's democracy? Oh, yeah, it's a buzzword that means buy stuff and die young. nt valerief Dec 2011 #1

When you can't win fair and square then, Marie Marie Dec 2011 #2

I like the way you link lies to Fox, cheating to gerrymandering duhneece Dec 2011 #16

Must be a real pain in the ass to campaign in a district that's only 100 feet wide... DCKit Dec 2011 #3

It is. Believe me, I know. TheWraith Dec 2011 #8

Gerrymandering should be expressly illegal and qualifies as a cheat to defeat democracy Ferret Annica Dec 2011 #4

Couple this bullshit with some vote flipping and woohoo pugs only way to win, that is cheat. lonestarnot Dec 2011 #5

Boundaries should be strictly non-partisan Nye Bevan Dec 2011 #6

Unfortunately, no. Take a look at New York's current map. TheWraith Dec 2011 #7

Doesn't compare RB TexLa Dec 2011 #9

You win. That is beyond anything they could possibly explain. nt DCKit Dec 2011 #13

Treasonous. joshcryer Dec 2011 #14

It was a creature created by law. Voting rights act required RB TexLa Dec 2011 #18

But if you stop Gerrymandering - could you maintain minority districts? BOHICA12 Dec 2011 #10

Isn't that ridiculous? Lugnut Dec 2011 #11

Not even close. There are maps that use a median on a highway to connect two otherwise completely BzaDem Dec 2011 #12

I used to live in NY-8 SixthSense Dec 2011 #15

tennessee 7th district...marsha blackburn spanone Dec 2011 #17