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Deminpenn

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9. The thing with these extreme gerrymanders is like

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Oct 19, 2021, 12:39 PM

Oct 2021

going into the woods, you can only go so far before starting to come out again.

In order to keep or make a majority R registrationn edge, you have to dilute other R districts actually making those districts more competitive.

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Texas Lawmakers Pass New Congressional Maps Bolstering GOP [View all] riversedge Oct 2021 OP

Joe Manchin Don't Care FoxNewsSucks Oct 2021 #1

IL negates it with -2 Repuke districts. roamer65 Oct 2021 #2

Georgia is going to wipe out 2 and possibly as many as 4 Dem districts in 2022. Calista241 Oct 2021 #20

what a bunch of YoshidaYui Oct 2021 #3

How do we fight against this with people like manchin and 'cinema'? HUAJIAO Oct 2021 #4

Encouraging to see Marc Elias's Response leftieNanner Oct 2021 #5

can't we get any good news? RussBLib Oct 2021 #6

Two things today: Qutzupalotl Oct 2021 #8

thanks Qutz RussBLib Oct 2021 #10

OTC hearing aids are on the horizon with a new FDA proposal today...will be much more affordable. JudyM Oct 2021 #12

indeed RussBLib Oct 2021 #13

You could start a daily or weekly thread for folks to post good news links. JudyM Oct 2021 #14

or you could RussBLib Oct 2021 #15

If Democrats used power the way Republicans do, we would not be in this mess. Lonestarblue Oct 2021 #7

The thing with these extreme gerrymanders is like Deminpenn Oct 2021 #9

That isn't what they did FBaggins Oct 2021 #11

They packed the safe Democratic seats with Democratic precincts.... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #16

It will be interesting to see how turnout is effected Deminpenn Oct 2021 #17

Yes, it's like, "Why vote?" LeftInTX Oct 2021 #18

The risk with "packing and cracking" tclambert Oct 2021 #19