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customerserviceguy

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12. True, but

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #11)

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 07:15 PM

Sep 2017

as far as legislatures go, we are still stuck with whatever gerrymandering took place after the 2010 Census. I do hope that we'll have some pickups in 2018, as a number of states skew their elections for governor to not coincide with the presidential election years.

We're in for a tough time of political stagnation for quite some time, I'm afraid.

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in 2018 when we get control will we [View all] bluestarone Sep 2017 OP

First we need to win SHRED Sep 2017 #1

Uhhhh, does the phrase PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #2

does the phrased bluestarone Sep 2017 #4

Counting your chickens before they are hatched PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #8

Make voting free and counted elections should be easier and accessible to all Americans kimbutgar Sep 2017 #3

we probably will not get control, and if we do... SoCalDem Sep 2017 #5

this is bluestarone Sep 2017 #6

+1 leftstreet Sep 2017 #9

If things go well in 2018 customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #7

The governors races and legislatures are equally important. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #11

True, but customerserviceguy Sep 2017 #12

There is a gerrymander case at SCOTUS now. It includes a method for determining whether Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #13

I hear this sort of thing all the time...I sincerely hope we win...I dream about it. I can almost Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #10