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guillaumeb

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2. I can only recommend one time.

Reply to eniwetok (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 04:38 PM

Feb 2017

So I did.

Plus, the Electoral College is one component of a system that still favors the former slave states, as well as lightly populated western states.

And even if one attempts to justify GOP control as a rural vs urban fight, GOP controlled states are so gerrymandered that urban votes are minimized by packing minorities into the fewest districts possible, or kept at the 40% range in every district to aid white control.

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Why isn't Civic Equality In The Vote A CIVIL RIGHT? [View all] eniwetok Feb 2017 OP

I've always said the Dems are AWOL on democracy... eniwetok Feb 2017 #1

I can only recommend one time. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #2

urban vs rural eniwetok Feb 2017 #3

I think many Democrats subscribe to the "demographic inevitability" guillaumeb Feb 2017 #5

You're right! eniwetok Feb 2017 #6

Just a quick note on gerrymandering... eniwetok Feb 2017 #8

True. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #9

Simple...you have no right to vote for President. brooklynite Feb 2017 #4

I know... and it's just another problem with the system... eniwetok Feb 2017 #7