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13. He can still run - maybe if he had ben more attuned to his district

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Fri Oct 15, 2021, 08:41 PM

Oct 2021

than his party he wouldn't be as sure he will lose.

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Adam Kinzinger Lashes Out After Democrats Redraw His House District, Likely Ending His Congressional [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP

This redistricting sh*t on needs to stop. Let the people vote and whoever is elected - be iluvtennis Oct 2021 #1

Agree alphafemale Oct 2021 #5

If it were drawn by county lines it would be totally unrepresentative of population PortTack Oct 2021 #16

The Wisconsin State Senate used to be districted by county lines Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2021 #44

Congressional districts should have about 800,000 people in them Bucky Oct 2021 #67

Something like party list system perhaps peppertree Oct 2021 #39

Consider these California counties Retrograde Oct 2021 #61

Even more of a travesty DENVERPOPS Oct 2021 #76

I agree, but we need to play the game unfortunately jimfields33 Oct 2021 #6

This. Doremus Oct 2021 #66

The redistributing is happening because Illinois lost a congressional seat questionseverything Oct 2021 #7

Not practically. former9thward Oct 2021 #32

9thWard Answered Already ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #49

I said he could run...i don't want him to win questionseverything Oct 2021 #52

Aye, I honestly disapprove of allowing politicians to have a say in setting up voting districts cstanleytech Oct 2021 #21

We can't disarm if they haven't wryter2000 Oct 2021 #45

True this. It's not just enough to be RIGHT. We also need to WIN. n/t Beartracks Oct 2021 #63

There probably could have been a better choice to draw out in a new map alphafemale Oct 2021 #2

That was my first thought. This was his last term anyway. patphil Oct 2021 #8

The RW crazies have been trying to get rid of him for years. He's pretty popular in his district. Progressive Jones Oct 2021 #24

This!! ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #50

The districts should be fairly drawn Marthe48 Oct 2021 #3

I agree Rebl2 Oct 2021 #15

The gqp here in IL was given a chance to weigh in on the map....All they did was complain PortTack Oct 2021 #17

I understand redrawing based on census Marthe48 Oct 2021 #20

They were given a chance, held several mtgs open to the public. Kinzinger knew this was going PortTack Oct 2021 #23

Texas held several public meetings. summer_in_TX Oct 2021 #26

Illinois is not TX. PortTack Oct 2021 #28

Should have been clearer. summer_in_TX Oct 2021 #65

Coloradans overwhelming voted for districts based on population h2ebits Oct 2021 #43

Colorado's system is the gold standard Bucky Oct 2021 #68

That's my ideal Marthe48 Oct 2021 #71

Thumbs up! Keep working on it h2ebits Oct 2021 #73

Nope. Sorry. We don't have the luxury of playing by rules that we hope one day exist but don't. Drunken Irishman Oct 2021 #62

Hmm... Mike Nelson Oct 2021 #4

I Would Normally Agree With You DallasNE Oct 2021 #30

It would have been nice to carve out some other gqp district rather than his, but the majority PortTack Oct 2021 #31

No Good Way To Do It ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #51

Don't we need his help on the 1/6 commission? Patterson Oct 2021 #9

he will be there another year+ - It should be done by then rurallib Oct 2021 #12

I'm not sorry he's going. WhiteTara Oct 2021 #10

Not sorry he's going calcin Oct 2021 #57

yes it does. One less obstructionist WhiteTara Oct 2021 #59

Thanks for the welcome! calcin Oct 2021 #72

He can blame Republicans for this. JI7 Oct 2021 #11

He can still run - maybe if he had ben more attuned to his district rurallib Oct 2021 #13

It's a weird map and risking a lot if we have a bad year next year, anyway.... ColinC Oct 2021 #14

It may look weird, but is drawn pretty fairly according to our population! PortTack Oct 2021 #18

Wis has been severly gerrymandered since last census with Scott Walkers thugs. Horrible riversedge Oct 2021 #37

Given the shit in TX, we have to do it in IL and NY. roamer65 Oct 2021 #19

Reeps are so fucking selfish. ananda Oct 2021 #22

Sorry it was done to one of the not so completely awful Republicans Downtown Hound Oct 2021 #25

LMFAO.. Manzullo lite raising2moredems Oct 2021 #27

Normally I Would Have Been More Compassionate Than This DallasNE Oct 2021 #29

He could run as a conservative Dem or an anti-Trump Indie. rickford66 Oct 2021 #33

Oh no! He's upset with redistricting? What a pity. The old shoe on the other foot. Screw him. Firestorm49 Oct 2021 #34

The map isn't final, which makes me happy because I hope they make tweeks rpannier Oct 2021 #35

Blue states need to do massive gerrymandering. greymattermom Oct 2021 #36

+1 peppertree Oct 2021 #41

Absolutely wryter2000 Oct 2021 #46

In many cases, blue states have made redistricting non-partisan already. maxsolomon Oct 2021 #79

Republican have stolen elections through redrawing voting district unfairly.. BradBo Oct 2021 #38

Well take it up with SupCo ibegurpard Oct 2021 #40

Hey Adam, tell it to your friends in TX maxrandb Oct 2021 #42

I would vote for Kinzinger. kentuck Oct 2021 #47

Kinzinger voted against John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act calcin Oct 2021 #48

Agreed. He opposes the crazies that have taken over the GOP, and I appreciate that. totodeinhere Oct 2021 #54

I appreciate his vote to impeach Trump and his participation on the select committee probing the totodeinhere Oct 2021 #53

I oppose gerrymandering in principle calcin Oct 2021 #55

districk lines should be drawn bu computer rdking647 Oct 2021 #56

I know how DownriverDem Oct 2021 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Oct 2021 #60

He could run as a Democrat and likely win Pachamama Oct 2021 #64

Except he's genuinely a conservative. Just a rare loyal-to-the-law kind Bucky Oct 2021 #69

Boo hoo... I'll bet he didn't say anything before JT45242 Oct 2021 #70

Drawing these borders seems to be one of the biggest abuses there is, perhaps do away w/ drawing... SWBTATTReg Oct 2021 #74

The Democratic representatives are complaining about the map also. former9thward Oct 2021 #75

Now as an even lamer duck, he is really free to vote his conscience. Marcuse Oct 2021 #77

Like every other pukes.. raising2moredems Oct 2021 #78