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Freethinker65

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26. So only the US Senate will ever be in play.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 10:48 AM

Jun 2018

The House of Representatives will be controlled by those in power at the state level through gerrymandering. Got it.

So that taxation with no representation tea party was all nonsense. No (decreased) representation is fine for the opposing party even if their votes vastly outnumber yours statewide if you can split the vote by gerrymandering. I am sure the founding fathers intended it to be that way. What a fucking joke.

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BREAKING: SCOTUS Sends Back North Carolina Partisan Gerrymandering Case Rather Than Setting It for A [View all] Gothmog Jun 2018 OP

From Michael Li of the Brennan Center Gothmog Jun 2018 #1

K & R Iliyah Jun 2018 #2

No amount of Gerrymandering can save the GOP if we GOTV. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #3

Gerrymandering won't save them but heavy election tampering by russia could and proably would. lark Jun 2018 #4

True, and you are right, our best hope is massive turnout. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #5

I'm not so sure even that would work against these vile scumbags. KPN Jun 2018 #11

If the will of the voters is suppressed, that is the expected outcome, eventually. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #14

It's already been subverted. Numeroua KPN Jun 2018 #16

that is just not true dsc Jun 2018 #7

Ditto in Wisconsin.... jodymarie aimee Jun 2018 #10

I agree. A majority will be insufficient to sufficiently turn the tide. It will allow us to KPN Jun 2018 #12

True, but my county is 60% non human duhneece Jun 2018 #22

"Republicans ...don't care" - that, my friend, is their Achilles Heel. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #24

I should have said that they don't care about human beings duhneece Jun 2018 #25

To put this in perspective, when I first moved to NC in 2000 mnhtnbb Jun 2018 #6

Actually the 9 to 4 in 2012 would have been 10 to 3 but for the closest race in the nation dsc Jun 2018 #8

Same story in Pa Cosmocat Jun 2018 #9

Since the gerrymandered votes in one state effect MarcA Jun 2018 #13

How would that work? FBaggins Jun 2018 #15

Cheating is the only way Republcans can win. SergeStorms Jun 2018 #17

From Think Progress................. turbinetree Jun 2018 #18

From the Harris County Democratic Party Gothmog Jun 2018 #19

Statement of AG Holder Gothmog Jun 2018 #20

Living this Nightmare in NC CRK7376 Jun 2018 #21

Please let your beat down motivate duhneece Jun 2018 #23

So only the US Senate will ever be in play. Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #26

The PA map was tossed because it violated the state constitution DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #27