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sanatanadharma

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9. Gerrymander is negation of the equality of "every vote counts"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 12:21 PM

6 hrs ago

Gerrymanders are proof that politics and elections are not about ideas and values, but rather are the manifestation of identity and 'me-ism' politics.

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Republican Candidate Drops Out After Redistricting Blocked: 'Difficult Seat' [View all] BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago OP

Your error justaprogressive 8 hrs ago #1

Buh Bye! denvine 8 hrs ago #2

"I can't win unless the deck is stacked, cloudbase 8 hrs ago #3

And Democrats are "cheating" by insisting the deck isn't stacked. groundloop 7 hrs ago #4

This message was self-deleted by its author wolfie001 7 hrs ago #5

Whoops! Had to redo that comment wolfie001 7 hrs ago #6

Gee, that's a shame. Talitha 7 hrs ago #7

It's not gerrymandering, when you redraw the map that was previously gerrymandered FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #8

Gerrymander is negation of the equality of "every vote counts" sanatanadharma 6 hrs ago #9

Gerrymandering allows a politician to pick their voters when it should be the opposite. PSPS 6 hrs ago #10

Balls Icanthinkformyself 5 hrs ago #11

And who drew the Indiana district lines following the 2020 census? WestMichRad 3 hrs ago #12