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This is infuriating. [View all] Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 OP
It is frustrating when main focus is on the Federal lvl, when the LOCAL govs control our 1 vote. Sunlei Jul 2015 #1
^^THIS^^ BumRushDaShow Jul 2015 #5
That's been our Democratic party's biggest mistake.. mountain grammy Jul 2015 #20
our one vote is the only real 'democracy' America has. Sunlei Jul 2015 #23
The Russians & Russian Weather would have beaten the Germans... bvar22 Jul 2015 #58
I agree. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #63
Wait. Wasn't it Ronald Reagan who won WWII by himself? nikto Jul 2015 #64
Saint Ronald and John Wayne. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #68
I was born in 1950, and heard the same stories. bvar22 Jul 2015 #71
Stalin was the most forceful advocate of a second european front arely staircase Jul 2015 #65
Churchill & Roosevelt WERE dragging their feet. bvar22 Jul 2015 #83
It's a big mistake on the voters' part too. arcane1 Jul 2015 #51
I'm afraid the party at the national level could have cared less. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #62
So true! lovemydog Jul 2015 #45
Gerrymandering is the #1 issue SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #48
Thanks for the info. lovemydog Jul 2015 #49
Local voting is key SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #50
One problem is Democratic voters Yupster Jul 2015 #70
I don't know that they have much choice. Most of them probably can't afford to go rural. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #75
I agree Delmette Jul 2015 #2
The Ground War Chasstev365 Jul 2015 #3
That is what need to be done for starters. -none Jul 2015 #9
This was Howard Dean's strategy in creating Democracy for America Auggie Jul 2015 #16
few to none expose the corruption at the local levels and even at state levels. Sunlei Jul 2015 #31
Do you know what happens to people... bvar22 Jul 2015 #86
Good politics however The Jungle 1 Jul 2015 #4
I think you are overly optimistic. spooky3 Jul 2015 #7
I'm in one of their gerrymandered districts Oilwellian Jul 2015 #28
It's really outrageous. N/t spooky3 Jul 2015 #38
Last part is flat wrong Cosmocat Jul 2015 #8
If the repugs still control state houses, state legislatures and Congress . . . brush Jul 2015 #15
And Texas ignored the ten year rule. NV Whino Jul 2015 #22
agree , we need the Federal Gov. to makes laws to ban gerrymandering or even better Sunlei Jul 2015 #32
Wait, what??? Ms. Yertle Jul 2015 #52
I think it's the 'over voters' part he means. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #66
Pa's lines are comically bad - federal and state level Cosmocat Jul 2015 #6
As I've done before, I STRONGLY urge EVERY Democrat lastlib Jul 2015 #10
The Dems need to raise awareness of this... Gloria Jul 2015 #13
Somebody in the DLCC may have started waking up. I think. calimary Jul 2015 #43
Thanks for that info! Gloria Jul 2015 #60
Wonderful treestar Jul 2015 #19
Thanks for posting the link. mountain grammy Jul 2015 #21
Thank you. lovemydog Jul 2015 #55
Agreed. It's hard to celebrate the 4th with no representation. mmonk Jul 2015 #11
We focus so much on other ways in which Republicans disenfranchise Democratic voters, but Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #30
It turns voting from an act of participation into an act of symbolic protest. mmonk Jul 2015 #37
There is no route to defeat them by voting here. mmonk Jul 2015 #40
And it gets worse bottomofthehill Jul 2015 #12
They think long term. They've been on this tack since the 90s and before that they built up their freshwest Jul 2015 #14
There is a glimmer of hope mwyn8 Jul 2015 #17
And thanks for posting this. Hope - something more precious than gold. Or at least to many of us. jwirr Jul 2015 #25
bookmarked daleanime Jul 2015 #18
Happy Independence Day Erich. You are completely right about this article. I think, given what is jwirr Jul 2015 #24
Thanks. got my flag out this morning Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #26
I know - I am going to take the day just to be with family and try to enjoy that. jwirr Jul 2015 #29
A powerful element is the fundamentalists and evangelicals. olegramps Jul 2015 #27
We are suing in Texas over the gerrymandered districts Gothmog Jul 2015 #33
Good news. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #34
The Arizona decision is meaningless in Texas but the earlier opinion on Alabama was helpful Gothmog Jul 2015 #35
If districts had to be regular shapes, continuous, and equal in population shenanigans TheKentuckian Jul 2015 #36
You need only look at Austin, TX to understand that AwakeAtLast Jul 2015 #39
It is infuriating .... the power of redistricting is particularly horrible in MI etherealtruth Jul 2015 #41
And yet, Ms. Yertle Jul 2015 #53
That was my last sentence etherealtruth Jul 2015 #54
It is infuriating but I still get furious with people voting R yardwork Jul 2015 #42
Fully agree. The House is super important! lovemydog Jul 2015 #44
I know this is nothing new to many, but I hadn't realized until now just how formalized Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #46
Yeah, gerrymandering is a horrible way for parties in power to stack the deck lovemydog Jul 2015 #47
Republican wins at the state an local levels are due to poor leadership JDPriestly Jul 2015 #56
This is what happens when everyone stays home during mid-term elections. GoCubsGo Jul 2015 #57
If the troops are not motivated, bvar22 Jul 2015 #69
I consider voting an obligation. GoCubsGo Jul 2015 #82
k&r. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #59
i too live in Ohio and we have been gerrymandered to death here!! War Pigs Jul 2015 #61
"we have to figure out how to motivate the midterm voter" Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #67
You're describing Sherrod Brown. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #72
Yes, and I'm glad he represents me in the Senate. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #73
I've been saying this for 10+ years now. Take your state legislature races seriously because this is stevenleser Jul 2015 #74
If Democrats got off their ass and voted in the off years we wouldn't doc03 Jul 2015 #76
Democrats tend to try to motivate voters with positive messages, while Republicans use fear or hate. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #77
NC is gerrymandered all to Hell dsc Jul 2015 #78
That sounds worse than Ohio, but we're still pretty close. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #79
Our three Democratic districts are won with 75 percent of the vote dsc Jul 2015 #80
Yup, that's the way they do it. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #81
True. A result of the Repubs seizing control in 2010. Previously Congressional count was 7 D/6 R mnhtnbb Jul 2015 #85
In 2012, 53% of all Pennsylvanians voted to have a Democrat represent them in the US House LynneSin Jul 2015 #84
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