A Party that loses an election and blames voters for not showing up at the polls . . .

[branford]

133. How did gerrymandering affect Senate and gubernatorial races?

These were state-wide races, and our most pronounced defeats.

Moreover, in many of the races, such as Georgia and Arkansas, the margin of victory in favor of the Republicans was sufficiently large that even if unlawful voter suppression could be proved, it would not have affected the outcome of the election.

I fully support opposing illegal voter suppression regulations and activities as well as gerrymandering (even when done by and in favor of our party, which happens in blue states like NY and CA), but that's only a very tiny component of why Democrats so badly this election.

I find it disheartening and foolish that so many here try to find every excuse, including blaming the voters, for why we lost. Instead, it would be most prudent to ascertain what we did wrong, and try to prevent it from happening again.