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phylny

(8,818 posts) Sun Feb 12, 2017, 07:55 PM Feb 2017

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In my very red Virginia district, Republican heads are exploding. [View all]

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Many progressives are posting on our congressman's page protesting his Facebook page meeting instead of meeting his constituents face to face. The Republicans are calling us whiners, babies, complainers, and of course, that Soros is paying us. They are flummoxed - they can't wrap their heads around it. "He - edited to add Congressman Tom Garrett - won by a landslide!" (True, he did, but of course, we're gerrymandered).

Keep demanding, keep asking, keep resisting. It's working.

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In my very red Virginia district, Republican heads are exploding. [View all] phylny Feb 2017 OP

he did not win by a landslide as you claim. nt msongs Feb 2017 #1

I think they mean his/her own congress-critter. nt pkdu Feb 2017 #3

Actually, as it applies to the 2016 election, that's not right either. Amimnoch Feb 2017 #46

Nope - I will highlight the OP for the relevant parts pkdu Feb 2017 #47

Ahh, I got you now. Amimnoch Feb 2017 #48

Good points! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #52

Probably talking about the local Rep, not Trump... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #4

Yeah, since the OP mentioned "Gerrymandering" Cha Feb 2017 #22

she means trump won by a landslide in her district vlyons Feb 2017 #5

Ah, the memories. tenorly Feb 2017 #68

Our congressman won by a landslide. phylny Feb 2017 #10

I got it with the "Gerrymandering".. Cha Feb 2017 #23

More like a MUD-SLIDE! lastlib Feb 2017 #36

The gerrymandering is what really ticks me off, now the courts are scaling them back uponit7771 Feb 2017 #2

It's somewhat heartening, Susan Calvin Feb 2017 #30

So much for one person one vote...same with electoral college Alice11111 Feb 2017 #53

Is it possible to run a candidate against him who could win with the GOP label behind her/his name? nikibatts Feb 2017 #6

I don't know. I think this area is so Republican, it'll be difficult to make any changes phylny Feb 2017 #11

We got "redistricted" here in New York too Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #28

I'm stuck with the REAL Paul Ryan Big_K Feb 2017 #66

Yikes! I am so very sorry! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #73

HaHaHa...like when women authors had to use men's names Alice11111 Feb 2017 #57

Happily it is happening all across the country dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #7

So what do they think about protests against him in babylonsister Feb 2017 #8

I keep talking about HOW MUCH MONEY phylny Feb 2017 #15

And Soros knitted all of their pussy hats progree Feb 2017 #31

Soros schmoros snort Feb 2017 #38

No, they were mass produced in China! LisaM Feb 2017 #41

Think they were confusing it with the "Trump" lines of clothing bigbrother05 Feb 2017 #61

You mean "GYNA", right?? MontanaMama Feb 2017 #69

Ha ha, yes! LisaM Feb 2017 #72

LOL Alice11111 Feb 2017 #58

Well, obviously they're at least disturbed. Hortensis Feb 2017 #9

When you're explaining, you're losing gratuitous Feb 2017 #44

We should go to their meetings with fake money and ask them how much can we pay them to represent kimbutgar Feb 2017 #12

Uhm...... Sophiegirl Feb 2017 #13

I kinda love this :) n/t phylny Feb 2017 #14

Where are you? I too am in a red district in VA. williesgirl Feb 2017 #16

Bedford County, by the lake. 5th District, Tom Garrett. phylny Feb 2017 #17

I'm in Alleghany Co.(Clifton Forge), dgibby Feb 2017 #54

Anything that pisses off Republicans NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #18

!!! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #59

This "PAID" Line has got to be shouted down bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #19

Projection is their MO. If they accuse, they are doing it! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #60

It is working! zentrum Feb 2017 #20

An electoral landslide perhaps, Chicago1980 Feb 2017 #21

Yes, I'm sorry I wasn't clear. phylny Feb 2017 #24

whew! OK glad youre making heads explode! samnsara Feb 2017 #51

I read you loud and clear phylny! MontanaMama Feb 2017 #70

He won by gerrymandering...now that's what you would call a "rigged" election. LOL nt iluvtennis Feb 2017 #25

Soros is paying me just like the Koch Brothers are paying them. We are all winners. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #26

Dave Brat is being hounded also gwheezie Feb 2017 #27

Good to hear! phylny Feb 2017 #29

I'm in VA's 8th. You have my sympathy. I went to wiki to spooky3 Feb 2017 #33

I honestly can't make heads or tails out of what's happening. phylny Feb 2017 #39

This website appears to have the latest updates (it's before the SCOTUS): spooky3 Feb 2017 #55

This is a great resource - thank you! n/t phylny Feb 2017 #63

Still Waiting on My Soros Money rpannier Feb 2017 #32

LOL! And here I got only enough to replace my 10 year old spooky3 Feb 2017 #34

You should have bought that Star Trek transporter like I did in 2012 rpannier Feb 2017 #37

During one protest, I got paid by both Soros and the Kochs. snort Feb 2017 #42

Cognitive dissonance Sienna86 Feb 2017 #35

It is working. Kath2 Feb 2017 #40

Meeting with people on Facebook is ridiculous - what about those constituents who don't have... George II Feb 2017 #43

Our district (and my town) has very poor Internet access. phylny Feb 2017 #45

well no... samnsara Feb 2017 #49

Our congressman won by a landslide. n/t phylny Feb 2017 #50

Where's my check? Left-face Feb 2017 #56

Welcome to DU :) phylny Feb 2017 #64

Holy hell... MontanaMama Feb 2017 #71

Garrett? I feel for you... Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #62

Oh my goodness, it's true! phylny Feb 2017 #65

Republicans need to get something straight...there's more of us than there are of them anarch Feb 2017 #67